UPCEA Benchmarking Research & Consulting

Peer-to-Peer Consulting

Looking to tackle a more specific issue in your online and continuing education unit? For customized consulting projects, UPCEA can assemble a team of leaders from its pool of experts and consultants who have expertise in a wide variety of topics critical to today’s continuing and online education units.

Specific topics for UPCEA Peer-to-Peer Consulting have included:

  • Online and continuing education organizational structure and strategy
  • Evaluation of program mix (credit and noncredit)
  • Program assessment and development strategies
  • Viability of current programming structure
  • Strategic planning and goal-setting
  • Integration with university units, profit sharing
  • Business models
  • Program mix

Peer consultants chosen for your project are UPCEA members who specialize in operational strategy for online and continuing education, and who will customize your experience based on your needs. Teams selected for each project are the professionals we believe are the best match for you in the areas to be assessed.

Collectively, teams often have more than 60 years of experience in continuing higher education and in serving nontraditional students.

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Pricing: Varies by project scope and size

Typical time to completion: Varies by project scope and size

Testimonials

Johns Hopkins University

“UPCEA’s Center for Research and Strategy has been instrumental in helping us to launch new programs in the last few years. The Center’s staff combine sound market research techniques with deep understanding of the higher education community. The result is expert advice in areas related to market and program viability.”

- Dr. Kathleen Burke
Associate Dean, Advanced Academic Programs Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Northwestern University

“UPCEA’s Center for Research and Strategy has been a go-to for my school for much of the past decade. Jim Fong and his team have provided us invaluable competitive impact analysis and have been a great partner in helping us envision possible markets, marketing strategies and the feasibility of new and successful programs.”

- Thomas F. Gibbons, J.D.
Dean, School of Professional Studies

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

“Without hesitation, I turn to Jim Fong and the Center for Research and Strategy team for consultations. The custom program assessment services and trend data are a true benefit of my UPCEA membership.”

- Tonya B. Amankwatia, Ph.D.
Assistant Vice Provost, Distance Education and Extended Learning

 

Need timely, actionable recommendations on issues facing your online and professional education unit? Contact us today: [email protected] or call us at 202-659-3130.

 

Second Opinion—Free Consulting Service for Members!

Seeking timely, expert advice—or, a "second opinion?" Our lead consultants are available to provide brief, rapid responses for members who have questions about all aspects of professional, continuing, and online education programs and strategy. Members can request a thirty-minute phone consultation free of charge.

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