UPCEA Releases 2025 Predictions for Online & Professional Education
Report highlights trends shaping the future of higher education, from AI integration to workforce-ready credentials. WASHINGTON and PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 3, 2024) – UPCEA, the online and professional education association, today announced the release of its “2025 Predictions for Online & Professional Education.” The report provides critical insights into the trends and innovations that are poised…
UPCEA Partners with UALL to Support Global Lifelong Learning Study
Comprehensive study to strengthen college and university lifelong learning initiatives WASHINGTON, D.C., December 2, 2024 — UPCEA, the online and professional education association, is proud to support the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning (UALL)’s comprehensive global study to help higher education institutions enhance their lifelong learning offerings, The future of lifelong learning: a new study…
UPCEA Releases Groundbreaking Research Report on Online Education in Higher Education
New annual study provides key benchmarks, insights and recommendations for advancing online learning. WASHINGTON (Nov. 19, 2024) – UPCEA, the online and professional education association, today announced the release of a new research report, “Benchmarking Online Enterprises: Insights into Structures, Strategies, and Financial Models in Higher Education.” The report, based on a comprehensive survey…
Using Technology to Transform Higher Education
The rapid evolution of technology is reshaping industries across the globe, and higher education is no exception. According to a 2023 survey by Inside Higher Ed, 73% of higher education institutions’ chief information officers believe digital transformation is crucial to their success in the next five years. As colleges and universities face a shifting landscape—characterized…
A new direction for the Distance Teaching and Learning Conference
Over the last three years, UPCEA engaged in an innovative partnership with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to enable the latter’s Distance Teaching and Learning (DT&L) conference to continue under UPCEA’s leadership. The partnership’s goals included making this valuable event for the distance learning community more sustainable and accessible to online practitioners focused on teaching and…
UPCEA Announces 2025 Association Award Recipients
8 Individuals and 7 Programs Receive Association’s Highest Honors WASHINGTON, November 4, 2024 – UPCEA, the online and professional education association, has announced the recipients of the 2025 Association Awards. The UPCEA Association Awards program includes recognition of both individual and institutional achievement across the UPCEA membership. Since 1953, UPCEA has recognized its members’ outstanding…
UPCEA Launches Virtual Week to Celebrate Membership and Expand Connections
Higher Education Institutions Invited to Join the Leading Association in Online and Professional Education Washington, D.C. (October 30, 2024) – UPCEA, the association for online and professional education, proudly announces its upcoming week-long virtual event celebrating the impact of membership and invites higher education institutions to become members. Taking place from Wednesday, November 13 through…
Beyond Degrees: How Credential Innovation is Closing the Gap for 42 Million Learners
A Movement, Not Just a Community Convergence is emerging as the place where the credential innovation community for higher ed comes together. But more than a community, it’s a movement. Not a movement to make degrees less valuable, let alone obsolete. Rather, it’s a movement to complement degrees by meeting the needs of those for…