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Press Release – July 2023 Accreditation

Newlane University Receives Accreditation by DEAC Validating Affordable $1500 Philosophy Degree DEAC is recognised as an accrediting agency by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Accreditation by DEAC is a valuable marker for students and faculty considering Newlane. It serves as a significant validation and strengthens Newlane’s standing as an affordable option for people seeking to earn or complete their college degree online. Ben Blair, Co-Founder and President of Newlane University noted that this accreditation is a major milestone for Newlane, especially for its students and faculty, and a recognition of the quality work Newlane has been doing for years. “The accreditation process involves a rigorous review to ensure that an institution is currently meeting all of the standards of accreditation–standards like administrative consistency, curriculum quality, sufficient student support, and meaningful assessments. From our beginnings, we have strived to make quality online liberal

Newlane Annual Report 2022

2022 Newlane University Annual Report: How We Are Achieving Our Mission Newlane is mission-driven to provide an accessible, quality college-level education. While Newlane University doesn’t have enough students or information to consider what information we have gathered as “data”, we work hard to gather and analyze information from our community (including Newlane faculty, administration, personnel and students) and outside reviewers. The conclusion from our work in 2022–though tentative since we’re too small to draw firm conclusions–is that Newlane is meeting its mission to deliver accessible, quality college-level education, albeit at a small scale currently. This report provides details on what we track to assess the accessibility and quality of our offerings, as well as metrics for assessing how we are realizing our manifesto. Total Students at the end of 2022: 34 Total Graduates: 2 (one from 2020 and one from 2021, Newlane did not have any graduates in 2022) Total

Newlane Global Scholarship Policy and Procedures

In line with the mission of Newlane University to make quality liberal arts higher education accessible by breaking down barriers, including the barrier of cost, Newlane offers scholarships to students as determined by the Newlane Scholarship Committee. Newlane scholarships are in the form of canceling tuition charges. Newlane does not reimburse tuition funds that a student has paid prior to applying for a scholarship, nor does it distribute funds to scholarship recipients, but only ceases some or all tuition charges. Scholarship recipients are determined by the Newlane scholarship committee. In making its selections, the committee considers the students financial need and academic promise. Newlane University currently offers four scholarships: While applicants can apply to more than one scholarship, any recipient may only receive one scholarship. WHEN: The Newlane Scholarship committee meets at least twice a year, in July and December to review scholarship applications, and to determine scholarship recipients. HOW

2021 Newlane University Annual Report: How We Are Achieving Our Mission

Newlane is mission-driven to provide an accessible, quality college-level education. While Newlane University doesn’t have enough students or information to consider what information we have gathered as “data”, we work hard to gather and analyze information from our community (including Newlane faculty, administration, personnel and students) and outside reviewers. The unmistakable conclusion from our work in 2021–though tentative since we’re too small to draw firm conclusions–is that Newlane is meeting its mission to deliver accessible, quality college-level education, albeit at a small scale currently. This report provides details on what we track to assess the accessibility and quality of our offerings, as well as metrics for assessing how we are realizing our manifesto. Registered Students at the beginning of 2021: 25 Registered Students at the end of 2021: 64 Total (7 enrolled) (53 registered) Graduates at the beginning of 2021: 1 Graduates at the end of 2021: 2 Total Graduates:

Newlane University: Debt Free College

I don’t have to tell you that a college degree in the US is very expensive–the average cost is over $140K. But if a part of that is in the form of a loan (and for most, that is the only option), the interest on the loan can push the cost up by hundreds of thousands of dollars (you read that right) over the lifetime of repayment–and it often is over the student’s entire lifetime. So it’s not just the sticker price of college that is a concern, the mode for payment has huge implications too. While a college education is extremely valuable, even to the extent that it may be among the few purchases that many consider worth going into debt for, this has become distorted to practically mean: “there is virtually no limit to how much money you should borrow to get a college education.” Or, related, “there

5 Reasons Now is the Best Time for an Online Associate Degree Program

Newlane University offers a rigorous online associate degree program in general studies for $1500. This article introduces some of the key features of Newlane’s online associate degree program, and makes a case for why the options and benefits for earning an online associate degree have never been better. Introduction: What is an Associate degree? An Associate degree is a degree program that represents mastery of a curriculum, often comparable to the first two years of a four year degree. An Associate degree typically addresses the general education requirement for a Bachelor’s degree–this is one reason many colleges and universities have a junior year transfer option: because students have completed their general education (or often, they have completed an Associate degree) and now they can transfer to a four-year program where they just need to complete their major course work–the upper division courses in a major where students have self-selected and