Lessons Learned from Implementing the Largest University Based Microcredential Program in the U.S. - SUNY

The State University of New York (SUNY) is just reaching the five-year mark (with some pandemic interruption) of implementing a System-wide Microcredential Policy. Clear lessons are emerging, successes are being scaled, and new goals have been set to address challenges and explore new opportunities. All work is aligned with key pillars set by SUNY’s Board of Trustees and Chancellor John B. King, Jr., including student success; research and scholarship; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and economic development and upward mobility. SUNY is the largest comprehensive system of public higher education in the United States with 64 campuses located across New York State, serving approximately 1.4 million learners each year. The System includes community colleges, technology colleges, liberal arts and science institutions, and doctoral institutions including R1 research centers and medical centers. SUNY campuses are both large and small, in urban centers and rural communities. Microcredentials have been integrated across every sector of SUNY campus and major award level—undergraduate and graduate.

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