Our Services

AP’s Services Model

At Academic Partnerships, our business is assisting universities in bringing to life education that is high-quality, affordable and workforce-relevant—by facilitating the growth of highly competitive, accelerated, fully online programs.

At AP, we build on our commitment to student success with an integrated services model that maximizes each of our partner’s online growth goals

University Services

We prepare Universities for Success

Academic Partnerships’ dedicated teams guide each university partner’s growth path from the start, assisting in the adaptation of existing systems, processes and technologies. We support faculty and staff with the information, tools and resources to design and deliver successful online programs with a commitment to student success.

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Market Research & Insights

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Change Management

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Course Carousels to Support Accelerated Programs

Academic Partnerships helped grow our online enrollment exponentially, from 170 students in spring 2018 to nearly 3,000 this spring.

Ashish Vaidya, Ph.D.
President (former)
Northern Kentucky University
From Inside Higher Ed, “The Essentiality of Public-Private Partnerships” (July 9, 2020)

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Integrated Marketing Services

We promote brand and program offerings

Academic Partnerships serves as a virtual digital and creative agency, creating direct response marketing assets that focus on recruiting and retaining students for online programs that fit their goals. We execute data-driven marketing plans for digital, traditional and field marketing channels, continually refining their performance to meet and exceed partner expectations.

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Maximizing marketing to potential students

Our dedicated digital and creative marketing teams develop and deploy strategic campaigns to fill each partner’s prospective funnel with highly qualified students who enroll and go on to complete their online degrees. We combine experience with digital insights to sharpen our understanding of education trends and attract audiences who are college-ready.

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Product Marketing

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Growth Marketing

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Field Marketing

In its first year, our partnership with AP is already a big success for both Longwood and our students…The AP team has been very easy to work with and added tremendous value and expertise.

David Lehr
MBA Program Director and Professor of Economics
Longwood University

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Student Support Services

We partner to produce successful students and graduates

We serve dreamers and doers—adult learners who need to access meaningful education and attain relevant and resilient skill sets by earning their degrees online. Our student support teams travel that path alongside them, offering motivation and inspiration every step of the way.

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Student Application & Enrollment Support

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Student Onboarding & Success Support

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Student Persistence & High-Need Support

The key to such partnerships has been finding the overlap in our respective institutional missions. Academic Partnerships, for example, shares our goal of increasing student access, affordability and ultimately student success, with offerings that allow students to pay by the course.

Ashish Vaidya, Ph.D.
President (former)
Northern Kentucky University
From Inside Higher Ed, “The Essentiality of Public-Private Partnerships” (July 9, 2020)

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Ipsos Study Reveals Strong ROI for Graduates of Risepoint-Supported Programs

October 3, 2024

DALLAS, TX – October 3, 2024 – Risepoint today shared a new Ipsos study that shows a strong return on investment (ROI) for graduates of…

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TXST set to launch 18 new online degree programs in 2025

October 1, 2024

San Marcos, TX, September 27, 2024 – Texas State University will expand its online undergraduate and graduate degree offerings beginning the spring 2025 semester. The…

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Affordability and Meeting Students Where They Are: UPCEA Conference Panelists Weigh In

September 27, 2024

Affordability and support of their goals rank highly among online adult learners when choosing and completing their educational programs. Panelists shared their experiences on these…

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Risepoint recognized with three Comparably “Best Places to Work” Awards

September 26, 2024

Risepoint is proud to announce that it has been recognized with three Best Places to Work Awards for Happiest Employees, Best Perks & Benefits, and…

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Risepoint Releases Voice of the Online Learner Report

September 3, 2024

Risepoint, an education technology company that helps universities and their students grow by supporting the development and expansion of online programs for working adults, today…

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Sheridan College to offer flexible online programs geared to busy  working professionals 

August 21, 2024

Sheridan College is proud to announce a fully online suite of program offerings starting in 2025—providing working professionals the chance to pursue the standard-setting, high-quality…

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Insights

William Paterson University and Risepoint Share Insights on University-Employer Partnerships at AASCU

August 21, 2024

Innovative university-workforce partnership models were the dominant theme of Bridges to Student Success: Engaging the Employer Voice Through Partnerships, a concurrent panel session at the…

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Events

Risepoint shares initial insights from 2024 Voice of the Online Learner at CGS Summer Workshop

August 14, 2024

Attendees at the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) 2024 New Dean’s Institute & Summer Workshop, July 13-17, in Boston, Mass., got a sneak peek at…

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Florida Tech and Risepoint Partner to Offer Online Degree Programs

July 2, 2024

July 2, 2024, Melbourne, FL — Florida Tech has enlisted the educational technology company Risepoint to support its deep portfolio of online degree programs, the…

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Risepoint is Recognized as one of Comparably’s “Best Places to Work”

July 1, 2024

July 1, 2024, Dallas, TX – Risepoint, a leading education technology company, is the recipient of a Best Places to Work Award for Best Leadership…

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Texas State University to Offer Online Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs in Partnership with Risepoint

June 27, 2024

San Marcos, TX, June 27, 2024 – Texas State University (TXST) announced a partnership with Risepoint to expand its online undergraduate and graduate degree program…

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