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College Unbound (CU), focuses on adult learners who have faced significant barriers to attending college. CU coordinates courses, field studies, and in-depth project work to help students develop field-specific knowledge and skills that encourage deep learning. CU fills a unique niche in postsecondary education for returning adult learners with a Bachelor’s Degree program designed around an innovative, personalized, interest/project-based curriculum model.

Taina Rosario

"Attending College Unbound has given me the opportunity to pursue and complete my degree while advancing my personal vision of community health through project-based learning. My goal is to develop and empower young ambassadors for health in our inner cities that will create ripples of change in their communities and the state."

Lily Torres

"I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to earn my Bachelor’s degree from College Unbound. This degree will now push me further to achieving my dream of one day becoming a lawyer."

Luz M. Gonzalez

"I am a New York City native and Human Resources enthusiast, who loves the arts. I love to utilize my love of children, shared experiences, and organizational management to spread joy and enhance work experiences."

William Shavers

"I chose the program at CU because I have a passion for learning with like-minded students. After graduation I want to attain my Master’s & grow as a Housing Advocate. I love the community I live in & want to help move it forward!"

Charlene Howie

"My college journey began in 2004. I wanted my Bachelor's & a college right for me, one that would fit my schedule being a mom with 3 daughters while working & maintaining a personal life. Now, I am graduating, a moment I have always wanted!"

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News & Announcements

College Unbound chosen as Rise Prize Choice award winner

We are thrilled to have won the Rise Prize Risers Choice award for $100,000! Accelerating postsecondary success for parenting students helps not just them, but also supports the economic mobility and well-being of their families. When student parents rise, we all rise. Thank you Imaginable Futures and Lumina Foundation!

Teacher Pathway Program

Equity Institute, Rhode Island School for Progressive Education and College Unbound are launching a teacher pathway program for Teacher Assistants without 4-year degrees. Join us for an Info. Session on Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30pm to learn more.

We Stand Together

To our College Unbound family...

American education: It’s colleges, not college students, that are failing.

Dennis Littky calls on colleges to be student ready, instead of insisting students be college ready. Read more here.

“One Last Battle”: Coming Together through Online Learning, Holistic Support, and Fighting a Pandemic

Though the pandemic has drastically changed students’ lives, College Unbound has always been attentive to the effects of daily life on student experiences, so “it wasn’t an abrupt transition,” said Adam Bush, cofounder, provost, and vice president for academic affairs at College Unbound. “Students already were juggling everything. We’re just a school that responds to that.”

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Fast Facts

30% of CU graduates were admitted to graduate school.
82% of CU graduates continued their projects after graduation.
75% of students who started in 2016 have completed their BA in less than 4 years.