The Chronicle of Higher Education

Prior-Learning Assessment Raises Questions

In “3-State Project Will Explore Prior-Learning Assessment on Statewide Basis” (The Chronicle,, October 16, 2013), a new prior-learning assessment system for non-traditional students in Montana, Ohio, ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

3-State Project Will Explore Prior-Learning Assessment on Statewide Basis

Public-college systems in Montana, Ohio, and Texas will work with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in a two-year effort to promote prior-learning assessment, the council announced on ...
Inside Higher Ed

Another Push on Prior Learning

The College of St. Scholastica, a Roman Catholic institution located in Duluth, Minn., wants to help working adults earn degrees with a hands-on approach to granting credit for learning gained outside ...
Inside Higher Ed

College Credit Without College

The Internet takes college courses out of the classroom. But prior learning assessment takes college outside of college. The practice of granting college credit for learning and knowledge gained ...
Yahoo

How Prior Learning Assessments Can Cut College Costs

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many students, attending college not only involves studying for exams and completing coursework, but also juggling other ...
Campus Technology

6 Steps to Move Prior Learning Assessment Forward

A new report from Capella University shares ways institutions can grow their prior learning assessment (PLA) offerings. The PLA model is "the practice of documenting a learner's existing knowledge and ...
Sun Journal

Prior learning assessment is topic at CMCC conference

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUBURN — Fifty-two professionals from all seven Maine community colleges ...
Governing

An Underutilized Tool for Building Tomorrow’s Workforce

A strong workforce is vital to our nation's economic prosperity, and it has become more critical than ever that our workforce acquire advanced skills and postsecondary credentials. By 2020, 65 percent ...
The City University of New York

Credit for Prior Learning

Credit for Prior Learning is one mechanism for addressing disparity in access to higher education. Students who utilize CPL are: 12 CPL credits can accelerate degree completion by 9 months for an ...
Yahoo

Take Advantage Of Prior Learning Assessments Through MTSU

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You can shave time and money off your college tuition through MTSU's Prior Learning Assessment program! Find out more today! Check ...
Daily Bruin

In the Know: Prior Learning Assessment

Correction: The original version of this In the Know contained an error. Learning Counts is a program of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. Professors ...
Campus Technology

6 Steps to Move Prior Learning Assessment Forward

A new report from Capella University shares ways institutions can grow their prior learning assessment (PLA) offerings. The PLA model is "the practice of documenting a learner's existing knowledge and ...