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Aligning Education, Work, and The Adult Learner Journey

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Adult Learner Strategy

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Credit for Prior Learning

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Military-connected Learners

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Adult Learner Voice and Enrollment

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Employer Learning and Development

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Adult Learners: Our North Star

Featured stories from adult learners whose experiences inform CAI’s work.

Teacher | Dream Facilitator | Community Leader

Johnny Webster

“Feel the fear and do it anyway.”

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Student Success Advisor | Public Health Professional | Lifelong Learner

Lilly Uvalle

“Sometimes the reason we struggle in school isn't because we're not capable—it's because we don't yet have the support we need to succeed.”

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Adult Learner, Veteran, Strategic Organizational Leader

Thomas Souza

“Experience is super valuable, but people love to see the education underneath it as the foundation.”

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Vision

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To create a higher education ecosystem where adult learners are fully recognized, supported, and empowered to achieve their academic and professional goals—through innovative, equitable, and student-centered pathways that value real-world experience and remove barriers to completion.

Mission

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Our mission is to create a more accessible, responsive, and flexible higher education landscape. We do this by working directly with institutions and partners to implement evidence-based strategies that reduce barriers to completion, acknowledge prior learning, and close equity gaps for working adults and other non-traditional students.

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Adult Learner Strategy

Comprehensive strategies to support institutions in creating pathways that work for adult students.

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Credit for Prior Learning

Helping institutions recognize and award credit for knowledge gained through work, training, and life experience.

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Military-Connected Learners

Building clear pathways that recognize military learning and support successful transitions to civilian careers.

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Adult Learner Voice & Enrollment

Elevating adult learner voices to increase enrollment and credential attainment.

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Employer-Higher Ed Partnerships

Partnering with employers to create education pathways that support workforce development.

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CAI Annual Scholarship

CAI’s commitment to adult learners and to the institutions, systems, and employers working to better serve them.

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