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Bard MBA
United States of America
Founded in 1860 Bard College in Annandale on Hudson New York is an independent nonsectarian residential coeducational college offering a four year B.A. program in the liberal arts and sciences and a five year B.A./B.S. degree in economics and finance. The Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a five year program in which students pursue a dual degreea B.Music and a B.A. in a field other than musicand offers an M.Music in vocal arts and in conducting. Bard also bestows an M.Music degree at Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge Massachusetts. rn
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Break Away
United States of America
Break Away is a national nonprofit organization that promotes the development of quality alternative break programs through training assisting and connecting campuses and communities.Put simply we provide the tools and lasting support to foster successful alternative breaks and to help participants learn howand whyto make the community a priority in their values and choices.
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Campus Explorer
United States of America
Campus Explorer provides comprehensive information on everything from universities and colleges to career training and online education. Through their search and matching engine their site helps narrow down the field of schools from over 8500 options. Campus Explorer matches students with a select group of schools based on their interests in the most relevant and important areas of life. They make college and career search easy and fun. rnrnTheir goal is to provide all of the options tools and advice to make the best decision for student's educational goals and future. They have listed all of the schools universities academies and colleges on one site with expert advice and tips on how to find the dream school.
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Civitas Learning
United States of America
By building a community of forward thinking higher education institutions Civitas Learning brings together the best of leading edge technology design thinking and data science in its mission to help a million more college students learn well and finish strong. Using a cloud based predictive analytics platform and engaging applications Civitas Learning helps partner institutions bring deep insights to decision makers and personalized real time recommendations directly to the front lines for students faculty and advisors to measurably improve student learning persistence and graduation. The reach of Civitas Learning s partners includes more than 75 institutions and systems 817 campuses reaching more than 2.7 million students. Civitas Learning is based in Austin Texas.
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Combat2Career
United States of America
C2C is the match.com for military/veterans and higher education programs. Their college search platform & financial calculator app streamline the college search process for veterans by facilitating matches based on relevant & transparent data in order to maximize the ROI on their federally funded GI Bill benefits. In tandem their products offer a unique approach to help colleges improve their veteran services & compliance with federal mandates as well as increase outreach and recruitment of veterans by providing tailored educational and financial information to prospective students.
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Enstitute Inc.
United States of America
Shaila Ittycheria spent four years at Microsoft first in a finance rotation program and then on the M&A team where she ran her own deals. In 2010 she received her MBA from Harvard Business School where she was also ran the Corporate Social Responsibility interest group. Upon graduation from HBS she established herself in the NYC startup community first by helping launch BirchBox in its early days and then by joining LocalResponse where she ran the half of the company focused on small business solutions. For Shaila Enstitute is a solution to a problem that she witnessed firsthand as a hiring manager graduates lack the critical thinking problem solving and reasoning skills they need to be successful in the workplace and they do not have any substantial experience that illustrates their potential. Shaila wants to build a new education model that not only gives students the skills they need but one that also maximizes human capital potential across the board. Rather than simply letting the name of an academic institution define someone's worth Shaila hopes to build a system that maximizes value by focusing on skill based knowledge developed competencies and proven work experience.
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Full Measure Education
United States of America
Headquartered in Washington DC Full Measure Education is breaking new ground in mobile transformation for higher education. We are a team of innovation officers award winning designers and seasoned postsecondary professionals helping to make simple and personal the foundation of every student s experience.
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ILIMI The African Development University
Niger
The mission of A.D.U. is to prepare the most talented young people in Francophone Africa to lead the development of their nations as entrepreneurs accountants physicians engineers and government officials. A.D.U. is an innovative not for profit university in Niger. Founded in October 2017 A.D.U. currently offers undergraduate programs an MBA program and executive courses. Over the next decade A.D.U. aspires to become the hub of innovation and excellence in higher education in West Africa. Niger is one of the least developed countries in the world. Our desire to train a new generation of skilled ethical leaders is motivated by our commitment to advancing Niger s development and to improving living standards for all. We ultimately aim to advance the development of countries throughout the region and raising the standard of living across the region. A.D.U. was established to address two of the most pressing problems facing the region 1) the dearth of quality tertiary educational institutions and 2) the increasing cohort of young adults unprepared for participation and leadership in the 21st century workforce.
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Mountain Challenge
United States of America
Each course we provide is tailored specifically to its participants needs. They provide high quality outdoor experiences designed around you. They appreciate the diversity found within a group of individuals and they therefore understand that outdoor learning techniques must be personalized to make an impact. After all people aren t one size fits all thus their courses aren t either.
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Open University of West Africa (OUWA)
United States of America
OUWA provides W. African students free internet access to curated courses from world class schools such as Stanford. Their students then apply this knowledge to create new ventures to help develop their cities & villages.
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Right Track Social Enterprise
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Right Track was established in 2009 as a 100% not for profit company with a mission to help people discover and realize their true potential. They passionately believe that all individuals whether at school leaving school and looking to establish a career or returning to work should have the necessary skills required to be productive and valued employees. Their mission is to work with schools young people adults and employers to ensure we have a service that is relevant empowering and inspires those we work with to achieve.
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StraighterLine
United States of America
StraighterLine solves the number one issue facing students today the skyrocketing cost of college with low cost high quality online college courses. Serving over over 20000 students a year StraighterLine combines a $99 a month college course subscription with guaranteed credit pathways to accredited degree programs to save up to 60 percent on the total cost of a degree.
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Studyfree
United States of America
StudyFree EdTech startup that allows talented students around the world to get successfully admitted to study abroad programs and help get financing through scholarships and grants. Through an extensive network of partner organizations and ambassadors with similar values we are creating a whole ecosystem to connect students to international opportunities worldwide.
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Zomia SPC
United States of America
Launched in 2014 Zomia SPC is a social purpose corporation on a mission to increase access to higher education among students from marginalized communities. Headquartered in Seattle the company's main activities include identifying promising students from marginalized communities connecting them with funders and administering affordable loans. Zomia presently serves students in Southeast Asia. Working to increase access to higher education and opportunity among students from marginalized communities presently in Southeast Asia.
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