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How Do Online Student Expectations Diverge and Converge Across Generations?

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Today, all but 24 percent of online students are within this new demographic. We now need to understand whether this represents a seismic shift in how we market, position, recruit for, and organize our online programs, or a more nuanced one. These factors make the development of target personas for each online program critical.

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Online Program Managers: What Are OPMs in Higher Education?

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Online program managers coordinate and run online degree programs for many colleges and universities. Online program managers — sometimes referred to as online program management companies — exist to provide online education services for more traditional colleges and universities.

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Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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EAB’s Carla Hickman and David Kuehl trace the evolution of online program managers and offer advice to today’s university leaders on how to partner with OPMs to boost online enrollment. Online coursework has long been perceived as a money maker on campus, despite the realities of the deep investments needed to do it Well.

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Are OPM Partnerships Your Ticket to Online Growth?

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EAB’s Carla Hickman and David Kuehl trace the evolution of online program managers and offer advice to today’s university leaders on how to partner with OPMs to boost online enrollment. EAB · Are OPM Partnerships Your Ticket to Online Growth? Okay, fast forward two decades, you get yourself to 2011.

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What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape

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Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention. Are the Benefits of OPM Partnerships Worth the Risk?

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5 Best Online High Schools in Georgia: List + Tips

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Established in 2011, the school offers tuition-free education to students in grades K-12. What makes them stand out from other online high schools is the opportunity for parents to be their childs Learning Coach. As the oldest online program in Georgia, GOC has been around since 1999 and has grown significantly over the years.

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Florida Mascots of 10 Popular Colleges

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Bull (@rockyd_bull) Featured Online Programs 4. In the 1980s, when FAU launched its athletics program, the owl became its official mascot. However, Owlsley didn't come to be until 2011, when the university opened its new stadium. Every year, students show their appreciation to Rocky at his birthday bash during USF Week.