The NJCAA has officially partnered with StraighterLine to help student-athletes overcome scheduling constraints to finish their courses and complete their degree on time.

StraighterLine provides 65+ affordable, self-paced online general education courses to help students fill the gaps in their course loads between terms and athletic seasons. 

Missing Prereqs

or Gen Eds

Scheduling

Challenges

Academic
Criteria Challenges

School/Sport/

Life Imbalance

Financial

Constraints

Course syllabi provided for coaches, athletic directors, advisors, and students to quickly identify easily transferable, equivalent courses.

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Flexible, online courses to help students better balance their course load and demanding training schedules. Students can start immediately – no waiting for the start of the term – ensuring they have the necessary prerequisites and credits to stay on track to degree completion.

"Rio Salado College is proud to partner with StraighterLine… to provide an affordable and flexible ‘on-ramp’ to help students re-engage with our college, reduce the time and cost, and earn their degree.”

Janelle Elias, VP of Strategy & Advancement | Rio Salado College

• Monthly Membership: Student’s pay a monthly membership of $99 that can be paused, canceled, or resumed without penalty at any time
• Courses Fees: Cost of courses range from $79 to $99
• Course Inclusions: Course fee includes eTextbooks, 24/7 on-demand tutoring, live student support 7 days a week, and final exam proctoring
• Completion Times: Average course completion time is 5-6 weeks (75 hours or around 45 days)
• Transfer Credits: Students transfer credits to your school (there is no cost for StraighterLine transcript delivery)

StraighterLine courses go through an intensive quality review process by the American Council on Education (ACE) prior to being available to students. All StraighterLine courses have been recommended for ACE CREDIT and are accepted at over 2,000 higher education institutions worldwide, including StraighterLine’s 160+ accredited partner schools.

How does StraighterLine ensure academic rigor and quality?

• Courses reviewed every three years by ACE CREDIT
• Best-in-class partners
• Adaptive, competency-based learning
• Psychometrically valid and reliable assessments
• Live proctoring for all final examinations
• Robust plagiarism detection and review
• Subject Matter Experts available for individualized feedback

Schools drive all the academic decisions to determine which courses the institution will make available to its students for transferable credit.

“StraighterLine was very helpful. I needed some credits so I could be eligible for my sport this fall. A couple of my teammates were in the same predicament so they told me about it, and it turned out my college accepts most of the credits from StraighterLine. You can work at your own pace. It's the most convenient and affordable way to take classes that you need.” 

Jonathan | Former StraighterLine Student

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