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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 completion program designed around an innovative, personalized, interest/project-based curriculum model.

Angie Leary

“COLLEGE UNBOUND MADE MY PASSION COME TRUE. IN 2017, MY ORGANIZATION OPENED.  IT’S CALLED, 'CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?' ”

Sherry Rivera

"EVEN IF IT TAKES ME TIL I AM 90, I WANT TO SEE THESE IDEAS BECOME REALITY AND IMPACT PEOPLE!"

Anthony Viera

“I USED TO WORK AS A MAINTENANCE TECH AT AN ART COLLEGE. I WOULD LOOK AROUNDS AT THE ART AND THINK I COULD BE AT THIS LEVEL SOME DAY. NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM.”

Lauren Roy

“I LEARNED HOW TO UNLEARN AND QUESTION AS A PRACTICE, LEADING TO PERSONAL SUCCESS. COLLEGE UNBOUND IS RIGHT NOW AND IT IS THE FUTURE. ”

George O'Toole

George developed Rally for Recovery to give a voice to people in recovery and show the public and those currently in recovery that recovery is possible.

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Fast Facts

80% Degree Completion
20% of CU Alumni Accepted to Graduate School
87% of CU graduates Are Employed Full Time

News & Announcements

College Unbound Featured on Forbes

College Unbound Helps Working Adults Earn Fast Affordable Degrees

Big news about financial aid!

CU students may now apply to participate in federal financial assistance programs including the Federal Grant program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, and the Federal Campus-Based Programs.

Next Steps for CU!

On Thursday, September 20, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) voted to approve College Unbound (CU) to move to the next step toward full accreditation, allowing CU to join our peer colleges representing Rhode Island across the New England post-secondary education landscape.

A New Kind Of College Wins State Approval In Rhode Island

National Press Features CU Innovations

Provost Adam Bush tells the Chronicle of Higher Education how the degree program for adult learners came to feature student-driven projects, roles for peers and practitioners, and dinner-seminars with child care.

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