American College of Education and MedCerts Create Pathway to Four-Year Degrees
January 25 2023 - 12:06PM
Business Wire
MedCerts graduates can continue their career advancement through
ACE programs
American College of Education® (ACE) is partnering with
MedCerts, an online certification training provider in allied
healthcare and information technology, to offer college credit to
MedCerts graduates. This partnership provides MedCerts students a
pathway into a four-year degree after completing training with
MedCerts by converting their completed courses into college
credits.
″We’re thrilled to partner with ACE for this significant
opportunity for our students,” said Craig Sprinkle, CEO at
MedCerts, a Stride, Inc. company (NSYE: LRN). ″Alongside their
high-quality certification training, our students can continue
their career journey by earning a four-year degree from a
high-quality, affordable institution.”
ACE, which was named the #2 online college in America by
Newsweek, is offering the most college credits an institution has
ever offered to MedCerts students. More than 30 MedCerts
certificates fulfill various ACE program elective credit hours.
Credits can go towards a variety of in-demand ACE programs
including registered nursing and bachelor's degrees in Healthcare
Administration, Applied Management and Leadership, Educational
Studies, and Professional Studies.
ACE and MedCerts’ partnership builds upon each organizations’
commitment to the healthcare and nursing space and helps to prepare
more workers to enter the industry. In addition to college credit,
eligible MedCerts graduates gain access to ACE’s 100% online,
accredited, and low-cost programs to help advance their career.
“In working with MedCerts to align their specific programs to
transfer into our bachelor completion programs, we are creating
pathways for meaningful career advancement,″ said ACE President and
CEO Geordie Hyland. “That really is the heart of the mission at
American College of Education.”
About MedCerts
MedCerts – a Stride, Inc. company (NYSE: LRN) – is a national
online training provider strengthening the workforce through
innovative eLearning solutions. Focused on certifications in
high-demand areas of Allied Healthcare and IT, it serves
individuals from all backgrounds, including the military and their
families, career changers and the under- and unemployed. MedCerts
delivers certification and career training through HD-quality
video-based instruction, virtual simulations, games and animations,
and on-the-job training through Experiential Learning solutions.
Since 2009, the company has developed over 50 career programs,
trained and up-skilled more than 55,000 individuals across the
country and partnered with over 500 American job centers and more
than 1,000 healthcare organizations to build talent pipelines. In
2020, MedCerts was acquired by Stride, Inc. Stride has transformed
the teaching and learning experience for millions of people by
providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education
solutions, curriculum, and programs directly to students, schools,
the military, and enterprises in primary, secondary, and
post-secondary settings. For more information, visit
medcerts.com.
About ACE
American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, 100%
online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in
education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. ACE is
ranked #2 on Newsweek’s 2023 top online colleges list.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 80 innovative
and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate,
specialist, master's or bachelor's degree, along with
micro-credentials and graduate-level certificate programs. In
addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified
B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global
movement to use the power of business to solve social and
environmental problems.
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Mike Cook for ACE mike.cook@ace.edu Jennifer Harrison for
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