College Disrupted Quotes

“While graduation rates at the top 50 schools approach 90 percent, overall graduation rates hover around 55 percent for four-year institutions and 29 percent for two-year colleges.”
― Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education

“Which is why 70 percent of US high school graduates now partake in higher education—the highest level of matriculation in the world.”
― Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education

“The emergence of the double-click degree holds both promise and peril for colleges and universities. Promise insofar as students, families and policy makers will become increasingly aware of the very tangible value of a degree from an accredited institution of higher learning. Peril in that once the double-click degree becomes common, alternative and emerging credentials have a better chance of competing on a level playing field. Students, families, employers and policy makers may well compare curricula, concepts, skills and competencies, and then opt for the credential with the best return.”
― Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education

“Double-click degrees are a competency-based system within the current degree framework. As such, they are a way station on the road to unbundling. While many employers today request college transcripts, particularly for entry-level positions, transcripts are used for degree verification, not to specify competencies or skills that match the employer’s needs. This is because transcripts are opaque to employers. No human resources or hiring manager is equipped to decipher a particular transcript from a particular institution. No employer is able to forecast job performance from student transcripts.”
― Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education

“Until competency management platforms gain widespread acceptance, “badges” or “stackable credentials” are unlikely to gain much traction. The notion that educated adults, like the boy and girl scouts they once were, will prefer to flaunt a collection of badges testifying to skills they have demonstrated is flawed for one reason. While degrees are validated by a single institution with a recognizable form (i.e., colleges and universities), who is validating a collection of badges? Who vouches that a student has demonstrated a given skill? Although many visionary organizations are seeking to enter this market, outside of IT none currently has the ability or credibility to authenticate such credentials in a way that would be acceptable to a critical mass of employers and students.”
― Ryan Craig, College Disrupted: The Great Unbundling of Higher Education