YW 97 - Julia Schroeder - CreateU, Disrupting Higher Education

Rising tuition cost and insufficient “real world” education programs are frustrating to young adults in the U.S. who feel forced into traditional universities. A degree or accreditation is often used as a dangling carrot to lure potential students into high debt status. Non-traditional, creative career paths often take a back seat to traditional majors. Julia says CreateU is designed to teach the mindset of participation in our ever evolving, global world.

 

Key Takeaways:

[2:09] How do we empower creatives to be profitable?

[4:05] CreateU is a fast track to learning with relevance to current funding sources

[6:04] We teach the mindset, so individuals can participate in a global evolving world.

[7:00] A 3-phase, 1-year online program within a global community

[11:54] The initial sections are the most intensive, a course is required every day

[13:38] A track/path is similar to a major in a traditional university

[16:11] Accreditation programs will transition to move past the fear element

[18:34] We are working on a global goal campaign with the UN

[19:46] Our goal is to keep CreateU under 10K

[20:26] We are taking 10% of tuitions and putting it towards a graduate fund for projects

[21:01] Contacting CreateU

[22:11] The .life extension just fit our ideals perfectly

 

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