The University of Wisconsin System was recently rewarded a four-year, $800,000 grant by the Lumina Foundation for Education to help adults obtain college degrees.
The grant will give adults who have had previous college experience a chance to finish and receive a college degree. The grant will provide increased opportunities to adults so that they can earn college credit and use the credits toward degrees within the UW System.
The Lumina Foundation is supporting 19 large-scale projects across the country, with each program focused on different areas of need.
The UW System will use this grant to expand its Prior Learning Assessment programming, which is given to future adult students to evaluate their prior learning experiences, including past job trainings and skills. Various standardized tests are used for the assessments.
With the help of this grant, the UW System hopes more adult students with previous college experience will complete a degree within this program.
