President's Welcome

Great to have you visiting the College Unbound website. If you are a prospective student, congratulations! Coming here is a step forward in finishing your degree.

If you are a current student or graduate, you know that by joining College Unbound you have joined a community committed to change, a family that supports each other, and a movement that will change who gets degrees in America and how we get them.

At CU we have created a space for adults who wanted to return to college and transform their lives, both personally and professionally. We know you come to CU with a vision for what you want. We want to help you realize that vision. We know you come to CU with years of knowledge and experience. We want to share that knowledge, and, whenever possible, credit your experience.

We often hear people worrying about whether their kids are college ready, but we think colleges need to learn to be student ready. That means seeing students for who they are and valuing the experiences and knowledge they bring with them to the classroom.

Over the last decade, College Unbound has gone from a dozen or so students to hundreds. College Unbound has successfully taken on every hurdle along the way, just as our students have had to take on every hurdle in their own lives. From Rhode Island Board of Higher Ed approval to Federal Financial Aid, to accreditation and expansion in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Illinois, we keep moving forward. College Unbound has set up a financially sound college with the potential to serve some of the over 36 million adults nationwide who started college and never finished.