Have you ever felt like colleges expect your life to bend around their rules – not the other way around? If you’ve wrestled with ADHD, had to drop out to care for family, or gotten sick mid-semester and couldn’t afford to stay, you’re not alone. Traditional schools, and even mainstream online options, provide few solutions to these problems. They all expect you to fit in, or get out. 

The result? So many students come to us with some college credits, loads of debt, but no degree. 

These schools were built on old-school systems: semester schedules, rigid teaching styles (“learn the way I did”), strict deadlines, and grades that penalize you for falling behind an arbitrary 15 week calendar. 

• You miss something? 
• Submit a project late? 
• Can’t attend finals due to other responsibilities? 
• Don’t fit squarely into the university culture? 

You get punished.

Back when knowledge was locked behind university walls, maybe some of these ideas made sense. But now? We’re in the information age for goodness sake! The sum of all human knowledge is just a click or two away, yet these schools continue to act like only they hold the keys to information, and overprice themselves accordingly.

For decades, governments and schools have only addressed subsidizing the financial cost of college, which is why the price tag has continued to rapidly outpace inflation. One of the main problems has been ignored: These rigid systems create overwhelming stress, unnecessary pressure, and demoralizing systems that refuse to bend when life hits hard (Inside Higher Ed). That’s where Newlane University is different. Our Manifesto says: learning shouldn’t be tied to schedules, locations, or one-size-fits-all methods. At Newlane University, you pick when, how, and where you learn. There are no penalties for pacing yourself. Just a degree path that is adaptable to you and your life, not the other way around.

We believe College shouldn’t break you – it should uplift and enable you.

Discover a truly flexible degree, and see how Newlane can fit into your life.

Learn more about Newlane and apply today to shape your own future.