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Partner Spotlight: Nebraska Wesleyan

As a leader in multidisciplinary learning that blends a timeless liberal arts foundation with professional skill development, NWU proactively analyzes opportunities to expand the availability of in-demand degree programs. Explore our partner spotlight to learn how Nebraska Wesleyan is leveraging Rize to add innovative programs without expanding costs.

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Case Studies

How Adrian College Added 27 Academic Programs in 5 Years

How Hartwick Added 5 Academic Programs in 10 Months

How Reinhardt Added 20 Programs Across 10 Academic Fields

How Newberry Found a New Model to Enrollment Growth

Why Oklahoma Wesleyan Is Adding Technical Programs

How UMHB Added Career-Focused Programs With A Christian Worldview

Why Nebraska Wesleyan is Investing in Long-Term Enrollment

How Rochester Christian is Meeting Student Demand for New Programs

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What Our Partners Have to Say

"We've been able to maintain the traditional college experience, including the value of a liberal arts education, by transitioning to a hybrid model through our partnership with Rize, which we consider the College of the Future. With Rize, we are creating both a better business model and a better educational experience that will guide us into the future."

Dr. Jeffrey Docking

President of Adrian College

"An important part of bringing Rize to our campus was the collaborative interactions that I have developed with our faculty and making sure they were in the conversations... It took some of them by surprise because they're used to one program taking years to build. Within 10 months of first hearing about Rize, we had 5 programs approved. Each of these new programs maintained ~85% of instruction face-to-face with ~15% powered by the Rize platform."

Dr. Laurel Bongiorno

Vice President For Academic Affairs and Provost,
Hartwick College

"Working with Rize has been a dream. The market analysis they provided was exactly what I needed in order to help our campus understand why we had seen declining enrollment and what we needed to do to turn that trend around. We finally feel like we might actually be able to keep up with the big schools that out resource and outspend us at every turn."

Brooke Kiener

Dean, School of Continuing Studies,
Whitworth University

"That's working with Rize. They were really helpful in helping us think through what Rize programs might look like on our campus. Even if they don't have any other schools that they work with that have this exact model, they weren't afraid to explore different options, and for it to look a little bit different."

Dr. Stephen Baldridge

Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences,
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor

"Rize has been a great opportunity because now we can leverage and add new courses without needing to expand our costs. We can have the foundation taught in house by our faculty, and we can also add these very major specific classes through Rize.”

Dr. Viktor Khanzhyn

Assistant Professor of Economics,
Nebraska Wesleyan University

"Their team not only provides the data we need to make strong program offering decisions, but also the support we need once these programs are implemented to ensure our students are successful. [With Rize], we can maintain the strong level of engagement that we do with our face-to-face students."

Dr. Kristi Ringen

Dean of Business,
Holy Family University

"I’m really pleased with the quality; they’re not just throwing online classes up there but they are putting in the support and integrity that holds up to Belhaven’s standards."

Dr. Roger Parrot

President of Belhaven University

"If we were to have attempted to launch a program like this on our own, in Cybersecurity, I would say a minimum of 2-3 years… and [Rize] allowed us to do this instantly."

Pamela Buchanan-Miller

Vice President for Academic Affairs,
University of Mobile