Introduction

Public universities are moving their high–demand online. This is the most rapidly developing trend in higher education. Academic Partnerships (AP) assists public universities in converting their traditional into an online format, recruits highly–qualified students into these programs, and supports enrolled students throughout their learning processes.

Our services facilitate all aspects of preparing a public university to successfully serve students online by:

• Assisting faculty in organizing their courseware and lectures for online delivery,
• preparing the universities’ enrollment services for the admission of online students,
• recruiting qualified students and readying them for enrollment, and
• Supporting enrolled students throughout their degree program.

Our services enable partner institutions to reduce the time for implementing online delivery.

The success of our university partners in increasing enrollment and retention rates has made us a leader of online services and student recruitment for public universities.

Our support of faculty extends beyond the initial course conversion to include:

• assistance in modifying and refreshing courses after each cohort,
• obtaining student feedback, and
• closely monitoring student progress.

We also help professors prepare for effective online instruction by connecting them with academic coaches who support them and their students throughout each course.

Our recruiting efforts for public universities have led to more growth in individual programs than has been achieved by other service providers in the higher education sector. The online students we have recruited most often comprise 20 percent or more of the university’s total enrollment within 24 months.