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Saturday, October 19, 2019

Kirkwood College online offering first “competency-based” program in Iowa | University Business

Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids started offering online “competency-based” classes this fall. 


The program places a higher value on past and current work experience, allowing students to complete their degrees faster.

“I think it’s helpful for students in the working world to know they aren’t recreating things they’re already doing,” Dave Hunt said, Dean of Distance Learning at Kirkwood.
 
The Flex Forward program is for students 21 years and older with three years of work experience...

“One student sent us a comment that said, ‘Finally, an institution that’s listening to a working adult.’ And that was a really nice reward for us,” Hunt said.
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Source: University Business