Colleges and universities are increasingly leading efforts to better serve adult learners seeking credentials that support economic mobility. CAI partners with institutions and statewide systems - along with their employer and community stakeholders - to build flexible, learner-centered pathways that recognize real-world experience, reduce unnecessary barriers, and align education with workforce needs.
Vision
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
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.