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credit for
prior learning
In partnership with the Northeast Regional Prior Learning Assessment Consortium (NERPLAC), ECCF is investing in Credit for Prior Learning which enables adult learners to translate their specialized experience and skills into college credits resulting in reduced costs and time to graduate. View the NERPLAC Whitepaper here.
Other partners in this work include Northern Essex and Middlesex County Community Colleges, Salem State University, Gordon College, regional workforce investment boards, adult education and ESOL providers and employers.
turn your work experience into college credits:
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Our goals for Credit for Prior Learning:
- Create a sustainable regional PLA Consortium graduating thousands of new students at an average savings of $1,600/student.
- Decrease the time to graduate by 15% and increase overall graduation rates.
- Increase access to PLA for college completion resulting in a better-prepared workforce with increased earning potential for thousands of participants.
Did you know?
College education attainment directly influences one’s income and lifetime earning potential. For adults living below the living wage, the cost of continued education and the pathway to a degree is out of reach.
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Using Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to Advance Individuals and Meet Employer Needs on Massachusetts’ North Shore
See the Northeast Regional Prior Learning Assessment Consortium (NERPLAC) whitepaper here.
CPL Can Make a College Degree a Reality for More People
Michelle Xiarhos Curran, ECCF Communications Writer According to the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, by 2020, an estimated 72 percent of jobs in Massachusetts will require a postsecondary education. In fact, Massachusetts is one of 27...
Credit for Prior Learning makes college more attainable
According to a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute, college graduates earn 56 percent more than high school graduates. But in Essex County – where 38 percent of people are living below the living wage – the cost of continued education and the pathway to a...
empowering economic opportunity
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Stratton Lloyd
COO & VP For Community Leadership
978-777-8876 x126
s.lloyd@eccf.org
community voices
“Credit for Prior Learning can elevate everybody. It creates a learning community headed on a trajectory of significant improvement in quality of life.”
– Dr. Cristy Sugarman, North Shore Community College
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