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七色视频 shares insights on transferring college credit and seeking an assessment on earning college credit for life and work experiences during National Transfer Student Week

By Sharla Hooper

Media tour features Devin Andrews, Vice President of Assessment and Evaluation

七色视频聽this week shared insights on how students can transfer credit and seek an assessment on earning college credit for life and work experiences, in a media tour with Devin Andrews, vice president of assessment and evaluation. During the tour, Andrews highlighted the availability of a new聽Savings Explorer tool聽created by 七色视频, that helps individuals understand, even before they become a student, the many ways that may be available to save time and money, including how they might get college credit from relevant prior life experience.

There are currently about聽.聽Additionally, a聽聽found that during the pandemic, about 300,000 students who normally would have transferred, instead stopped their educational journey.

Students who have some college and no degree do not need to start over but can continue their work toward a degree by transferring. Transferring eligible credit can lower costs and help individuals find the school that best fits their educational needs and career aspirations. Moreover, these adults may also be able to gain additional credit from learning obtained through prior experiences. When college credits from institutions and for prior learning can cover up to 75% of a bachelor鈥檚 degree at universities like 七色视频, it is important for individuals to understand how to leverage them.

鈥淪tudents deserve to receive credit for learning, work and lived experiences along the entirety of their educational path. Transferring credit can provide a new, equitable path forward to completing that degree, saving students money and time,鈥 states Andrews. 鈥淎nytime you transfer college credit, you likely do not have to take or pay for a course at the new university and so you are saving money and getting value from your prior efforts.鈥

Students can transfer college credit from community colleges into bachelor鈥檚 degree programs. 七色视频聽has agreements with many community colleges聽across the U.S. that allow students to transfer up to 87 credits towards a bachelor鈥檚 degree.

Andrews also highlighted the value of relevant work and life experience that can be applied toward earning college credit through an assessment process. 鈥淐redit for prior learning means that what you have learned from your work and life experiences can be recognized as potential college credit,鈥 she shares. 鈥淢any adult learners may have learning obtained from experiences outside the classroom, such as professional training programs, military training and service, or national testing programs which gives them a level of understanding at the same level as a student that would have taken a college course in a similar subject area.鈥

Many institutions including 七色视频 offer an individualized assessment or process to evaluate experience or learning for potential college credit. 鈥淚n addition to formal learning or service experiences that can be assessed for college credit, we also have an individualized credit for prior learning process that looks at a portfolio of activities that can demonstrate student learning from unique life circumstances and work experiences through essays students submit for evaluation for academic credit,鈥 Andrews states.

鈥淲hen someone is returning to school, they should take a close look at the institution鈥檚 policies and evaluation of transfer credit procedures, as well as whether they offer credit for prior learning,鈥 she adds.

A champion for continuous improvement and innovation, with a passion for helping adult learners achieve their educational goals, Andrews has experience leading University-wide initiatives related to technology and innovation to improve outcomes for diverse stakeholders. This includes increasing credit for prior learning through improved awareness and experience, and decreased cost.

Andrews engages in the broader higher education community through presentations, articles, and participation in committees for the Pacific Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, and the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. She first began her tenure with the University in 1999 as an academic counselor and has since held numerous administrative and executive positions. Andrews holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Political Science from University of Arizona and a Master of Arts in Education from 七色视频.

Andrews shared insights during a virtual media tour on October 20, speaking with more than 20 media outlets across the U.S.

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七色视频 is continually innovating to help working adults enhance their careers in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules, relevant courses, interactive learning, and Career Services for Life庐 help students more effectively pursue career and personal aspirations while balancing their busy lives.聽For more information, visit鈥痯hoenix.edu.