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Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) is a unique program that helps students make connections between knowledge gained through learning and life experiences outside of the college classroom. CPL is powerful tool that validates knowledge acquired through life & work experience, military experience, participation in classes or training sponsored by business and industry, professional certifications and licenses, and other civic engagement
“Adults who earn credit for prior learning are 17% more likely to graduate than adults who do not. The CPL completion benefit is 25% for adults at community colleges, 24% for Hispanic adults, 13% for Black adults, and 19% for Pell Grant recipients.”
The CPL process is a positive approach that improves student confidence.
“Adult degree learners with 12 or more CPL credits saved 9 to 14 months. Adult students who earned CPL saved $1,500 to $10,200 in tuition dollars.”
UCC’s CPL program enables learners to demonstrate what they have learned and translate that learning into college credit. There are three flight paths that encompass various ways students can demonstrate and earn credit for prior learning:
4402 AP – Credit for Prior Learning
Identify ways your prior learning and expertise might equate to college credit and how much time and money it could save you. Take the survey below to learn more and launch your flight path.
“Working full-time and attending school has been tough, and I have been chipping away slowly, taking just one course per term. Having the opportunity to apply for Credit for Prior Learning makes it possible for me to complete my degree a full year earlier than I would have without the CPL. Furthermore, being allowed to get credit for the work I have been doing with young children acknowledged that I was a professional whose experience in the field mattered and was valued.”
“I run my own early childhood program which is open 5 days a week and 10 hours a day. The CPL program made it easier to complete my degree because it would have been difficult for me to do four practicum courses. Receiving credit for prior learning for two of the practicum requirements gave me time to plan for extra support in my program so I could do the final two practicum courses.”
