Directory of Potential Strategic Partners for HBCUs and Virtual HBCUs

Last updated: Sunday 11/17/13 @ 1:12 pm

HBCUs and strategic alliances of HBCUs ("virtual HBCUs") can engage online service providers as strategic partners to help them launch online degree and certificate programs. A list of some of the nation's most prominent online service providers that have been engaged by HBCUs and non-HBCUs as strategic partners appears in Table 1 (below). 

• The rationale for engaging strategic partners is discussed in another note on this blog ==> Strategic Partnerships and Strategic Alliances
   
• Virtual HBCUs are discussed here ==> Virtual HBCUs as Strategic Alliances
   
• As noted in column (2), most potential partners are divisions of large corporations or equity funds ... which provides their access to substantial funds for up-front investments in marketing & recruitment
  

Table 1. Prominent Online Service Providers

Online Service Provider (1)	Parent Company (2)	Comments (3)	HBCU Partners (4)	Some Non-HBCU Partners (5)
2U		Formerly "2tor"		Georgetown University, University of North Carolina, University of Southern California. George Washington University
Bisk Education/University Alliance (UA)				Michigan State University,  Villanova University, University of Florida, University of San Francisco, Dominican University, Valparaiso University
Colloquy	Kaplan (Washington Post)		Paul Quinn College	George Washington University,  Brandeis University, University of South Florida
Deltak	Wiley			Boston University, Notre Dame De Namur University,  Purdue University, Beneectine University, Sacred Heart University
Education Online Services (EOServ)		Partnerships with HBCUs have produced more online degree programs than any other online service provider	Barber-Scotia College, Morris Brown College, Jackson State University, Tougaloo Collete, Langston University, Virginia University at Lynchburg, Southern University and A&M College, Southern University New Orleans (SUNO), Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA)	American College of Education, New England College of Business & Finance, Mt. Lyon Institute, Ivy Bridge College, LA College
EducationDynamics	Halyard Capital			Lehigh University, John Cabot University,
Learning House	Weld North (KKR)	90 partners in 30 states	Note: Learning House has many HBCU clients for online course development. List of partners no longer appears on its Website	Concordia University (St. Paul), Notre Dame College, Midway College, Highland Community College
Pearson eCollege	Pearson PLC		Howard University, Coppin State University (course development)	Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, Rutgers University,
Pearson Embanet	Pearson PLC	Embanet Compass acquired by Pearson PLC in 2011	Howard University School of Business	Boston University, Abeline Christian University, Case Western Reserve University,  Breandeis University, George Washington University, Adelphi University, Northeastern University, University of Southern California