Dive Brief:
- Franklin University in Ohio created its own program to help students plug in their external coursework online and figure out how many credits transfer, directly boosting enrollment by at least 13%.
- The university used data from articulation agreements it already had with community colleges across the country to build a system that lets students understand how long it would take them to complete a degree with Franklin and how much it would cost, Campus Technology reports.
- The system, myTransferCredit, also pulls in course catalog information from thousands of courses at other two- and four-year institutions, according to the article, giving students an unofficial but highly accurate estimate of their transfer options.
Dive Insight:
Franklin University has a handful of campuses in Ohio, Indiana, and internationally, with many of its bachelor’s and master’s programs able to be completed online. The university has always aimed to serve adult students. The myTransferCredit program helps Franklin compete with other schools offering degrees quickly and affordably. Students can see right away how many courses shy of a diploma they are and factor that into enrollment decisions early on. The program, developed in-house, also provides a model for other schools interested in using existing data to inform prospective students.