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January 14, 2021Excelsior College Celebrates 50th Anniversary in 2021
This year, Excelsior College, an accredited, not-for-profit online college focused on helping adults complete their degrees and advance their careers, celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Excelsior College was founded in 1971 as the Regents External Degree Program by the Board of Regents of The University of the State of New York with a mission of providing adult learners with a flexible and affordable pathway to earn a college degree. The founders recognized that learning happens outside as well as in the classroom, and developed a means to evaluate that experience for credit toward a college degree. Today, Excelsior celebrates more than 182,000 alumni from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and other countries around the world. With a proven remote education model, during the COVID-19 pandemic, our more than 23,000 students and 900 faculty meet as they always have and without interruption—online.
“Nearly 50 years ago, Excelsior College changed the landscape of higher education with its innovative approach to helping students earn degrees through credit aggregation, competency-based education, and prior learning assessment. Today, Excelsior is more innovative than ever, helping students from all backgrounds earn degrees and other credentials in ways that work for them,” said David Schejbal, PhD, president of Excelsior College. “We look forward to celebrating the College’s 50 successful years and planning the next 50. Our future is as bright as our students, and together we will continue to change the landscape of higher education.”
To read the full release, please visit https://www.excelsior.edu/article/excelsior-college-celebrates-50th-anniversary-in-2021/
