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UMGC No. 9 on US News’ ‘most innovative schools’ ranking
UMGC No. 9 on US News’ ‘most innovative schools’ ranking
Listen to this articleUniversity of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) ranks in the top 10 of “Most Innovative Schools” among Regional Universities—North, in the popular U.S. News “Best Colleges” issue.
UMGC, the nation’s largest online public university, was No. 9 in the ranking, which is based on a survey of leaders at other institutions in the region.
College presidents, provosts and admissions deans were asked to nominate institutions that are making the most innovative improvements in areas such as curriculum, faculty, students and technology. According to U.S. News, the ranking category enables “top college officials to pick schools that the public should be watching because of the cutting-edge changes the colleges are making on their campuses.”
UMGC has been at the forefront of conversations related to access and affordability in higher education, and its popular Maryland completion scholarship allows community college graduates to complete a bachelor’s degree for some $20,000. It was the first large-scale public university to replace costly publisher textbooks with open educational resources and offer digital course materials at no cost, saving students millions of dollars each year.
UMGC also established a partnership with Prince George’s Community College and Prince George’s County Public Schools to create the Prince George’s 3D Scholarship program, which allows high-achieving students to earn college credit while still in high school and ultimately complete a bachelor’s degree for $10,000 or less.
