Aligning Education, Work, and The Adult Learner Journey
Adult Learner Strategy
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Credit for Prior Learning
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Military-connected Learners
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Adult Learner Voice and Enrollment
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Employer Learning and Development
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Adult Learner Strategy | Credit for Prior Learning | Military-connected Learners | Adult Learner Voice and Enrollment | Employer Learning and Development |
Adult Learners: Our North Star
Featured stories from adult learners whose experiences inform CAI’s work.
“Trust yourself and take that first step. Each class, each milestone builds on the next. Before you know it, you’ve built a whole new future”
Adult Learner, Human Resources Professional, Leader in Talent and Workforce Development
Terri Cummings
Adult Learner, Mentor, Coach, Social Services Professional
Anton “Ricco” Booker
“Having the credentials to back who you are can just take you to another level.”
“Education shifts your social determinants. It affects your health, your income, your family stability, your sense of possibility. Degrees don’t just open doors; they break cycles.”
Adult Learner, Student Success Strategy Manager
Michelle Cyrus
Vision
To create a higher education ecosystem where adult learners are fully recognized, supported, and empowered to achieve their academic and professional goals—through innovative, equitable, and student-centered pathways that value real-world experience and remove barriers to completion.
Mission
Our mission is to create a more accessible, responsive, and flexible higher education landscape. We do this by working directly with institutions and partners to implement evidence-based strategies that reduce barriers to completion, acknowledge prior learning, and close equity gaps for working adults and other non-traditional students.
Adult Learner Strategy
Comprehensive strategies to support institutions in creating pathways that work for adult students.
Credit for Prior Learning
Helping institutions recognize and award credit for knowledge gained through work, training, and life experience.
Military-Connected Learners
Building clear pathways that recognize military learning and support successful transitions to civilian careers.
Adult Learner Voice & Enrollment
Elevating adult learner voices to increase enrollment and credential attainment.
Employer-Higher Ed Partnerships
Partnering with employers to create education pathways that support workforce development.
CAI Annual Scholarship
CAI’s commitment to adult learners and to the institutions, systems, and employers working to better serve them.