AUSTIN, Texas – ReUp Education, a leading tech-enabled provider empowering adult learners, has announced a new partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), a public, four-year university in Fairbanks, Alaska. This new partnership expands on both UAF’s and ReUp’s commitments to help stopouts and adult learners enroll and graduate as part of their journey to pursue economic and social mobility in a 21st century economy. In this partnership, ReUp will bring a unique combination of technology, data, and personalized one-on-one coaching to UAF and support their mission of providing learners with a professional education.
As of 2020, 35% of learners were over the age of 25, according to data from National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). However, adult learners still have lower completion rates than their younger peers, often due to a wide range of barriers that include time poverty, childcare, financial constraints and more. Completing a college degree has profound impacts on social and economic mobility. Those with a degree are half as likely to be unemployed as those with a high school diploma and demonstrate significantly higher levels of happiness, health, and community involvement.
Since 2015, ReUp has been helping higher-ed institutions engage, enroll, and support adult learners. Leveraging patented technology and one-on-one personalized coaching services, ReUp’s approach will help UAF reach learners who have previously put a pause on their education. This partnership will provide UAF learners with specialized holistic support from ReUp that takes into consideration the key factors that impact a learner’s decision to re-enroll and their unique journey towards earning their degree.
“We are very excited to share UAF’s new partnership with ReUp,” said Ariel Baumgartner, Associate Director of Admissions Operations for UAF. “Alaska presents unique challenges in recruiting and retaining students in higher education and it can be normal for students to stop out of school multiple times before finishing their degrees. We are excited to optimize our resources through ReUp to connect with Alaskan students and support them in not only returning, but continuing to support them through their graduation. ReUp’s team has worked diligently to help support us through an easy implementation process and began actively recruiting back our stopped out students immediately.”
As part of the partnership, ReUp will also serve as an expert on adult learners for UAF, offering institution-specific insights and strategic recommendations based on industry trends, millions of data points on adult learners, and direct learner feedback.
“As a former adult learner, I know only too well the challenges that face other adult learners as they pursue a degree. Time, money, and a support system are all crucial elements of a learner’s journey through higher ed, yet for too many of these degree-seekers, these factors are massive barriers to completion,” said Terah Crews, CEO of ReUp. “Through our new partnership with UAF, we are helping expand the support and resources available for adult learners, in turn helping to make the rollercoaster ride of higher education just a little less turbulent.”
About ReUp Education
ReUp Education is the industry leader in finding, enrolling, and supporting adult learners at scale. Driven by our mission to empower all adults to thrive in higher ed, we partner with institutions, state systems, state and regional governments, and member organizations to help adults navigate the journey to and through school. Named one of Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech, our patented technology, personalized support, and data insights have helped tens of thousands of adult learners make their dreams of higher education a reality. We’re on a mission to help millions more. Reimagine the adult learner experience at reupeducation.com.
About The University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is renowned for its Arctic research, Alaska Native and Indigenous programs, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and hands-on, personalized learning. UAF provides a world-class experience — energized by innovative research, community engagement, student-centered teaching and creative expression.
