History

ConnectEDU is a technology company, founded and grounded in education, committed to transitioning 21st Century Learners on their pathways from school to college to career, helping them realize their potential, achieve a secure financial future, and ultimately connect to life's possibilities. ConnectEDU was created in 2002, by Craig Powell, an entrepreneur with a passion for ensuring that all students have access to the expertise needed to maximize their educational potential. Today, ConnectEDU is the world's largest education network, with nearly 20 million registered learners, over 4,000 educational institutions, and 130,000 employers.

Education's Evolution

In the 20th century, education served an industrial economy with great success. Today's 21st century economy, however – a global, hyper dynamic and financially troubled – has created enormous challenges for education to adapt to enabling learners to realize their full potential in this global economy. These 21st century challenges require 21st century solutions – yielding terrific opportunities.

What We Do

The core of ConnectEDU's multi-tiered technology platform is the Purpose Network™ for 21st Century Learners – the world's most comprehensive network dedicated to education and early career pathways.

Our Five Core Values

ConnectEDU's mission is to create innovative technology that Connects Learners to Possibilities. As the world's largest education network, we are built upon the following five pillars:

1. Student Centered

ConnectEDU puts the students at the center of everything we do. The company and its services were created by and for students, their families and those who support them. We know how difficult and complex it can be to pursue and achieve a college education and career. And we know how hard it is to effectively and efficiently navigate that system – whether you're a student, a parent, or a high school counselor. That is why we measure everything we do and every dollar we invest, by one simple question - how does this help the student?

2. Leveling the Playing Field

Finding and enrolling in the right college can be complex, costly and difficult. Finding a career after college can be the same. You can solve those challenges if you have a lot of time and money. But most people don't have enough of either. That means that many talented, hard-working and deserving students risk being excluded from a system just because they don't have access to the resources to manage the process successfully. ConnectEDU's mission is to give EVERY student - regardless of means – access to the best education and career choice possible. We do that by making the college and career search process easier to manage. Our technology allows colleges and employers to communicate and build relationships with high-performing students in many cases where they have been overlooked and underserved.

3. Enabling Success

When students succeed – everyone wins, including families, high schools, colleges, and employers. We measure our success by our ability to provide and maximize opportunities for student success. That includes successfully: graduating from high school, finding the college that best fits your needs, completing the admissions process, financing your college experience, completing your degree or certification, creating markets where others compete and you can win, and finding a career or trade once out of school. We don't succeed if students don't succeed.

4. Reliable & Accurate Data

We are the only company that connects real students and real records with real colleges and real employers achieving real results in a direct, efficient, reliable and secure manner. One seemingly tiny error in a transcript, form, or document can mean the difference between getting into college or not. Unfortunately, the college admissions system is prone to all sorts of such errors. Why? Because the application process remains a paper-based system where the physical product is shipped, copied, and entered into computers manually. And every time someone else retypes an address, a grade, or a qualification, it is just another chance of getting something wrong.

5. Comprehensive Solutions

Getting into college isn't easy. There are many tasks that must completed, and they must be completed at the right time in the process to lead to success. There are many different decisions you need to make; many different people, organizations, and institutions you have to deal with. And that's just to get in! Once you leave college, you have to go through the same thing in transitioning to the work force. We provide students and those who work with them a single place that covers everything they need for a successful college experience and a career.