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• Get started with the Recommended Reading on Competency-Based Education in Higher Education. (updated December 2018)
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Organizations Advancing Competency Education in Higher Education

• C-BEN - a new network of colleges and universities developing competency education
• CAEL - working with 14 colleges and universities to develop competency-based programs 
• New America Foundation
• Public Agenda
• CLASP
• Educause - Next Generation Learning Challenge
• Lumina Foundation - a leading investor in competency-based higher education
• AEI is producing reports on competency education
• A Journal of Competency-based Education launched in 2015

Members of C-BEN (as of 2016; membership is now open)

• Antioch University
• Brandman University (works with Flat World)
  
• Broward College
• Capella University
• Central New Mexico Community College 
• Charter Oak State College
• City University of Seattle
• Concordia University (WI)
• Danville Community College
• Davenport University 
• DePaul University
• Excelsior College
• Kentucky Commonwealth College (a collaborative effort of Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, the University of Louisville, and Western Kentucky University) 
• Kentucky Community & Technical College System
• Lipscomb University
• Lord Fairfax Community College 
• Los Angeles Trade Technical College
• Northern Arizona University  
• Purdue University
• Rasmussen College
• Salt Lake Community College
• Southern New Hampshire University 
• Southwestern College
• Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (South Texas College And Texas A&M University-Commerce)  
• Thomas Edison State College
• University Of Maine At Presque Isle
• University Of Maryland University College  
• University of Michigan
• University of Texas System
• University of Wisconsin-Extension 
• University System of Georgia
• Walden University (Laureate Education)
• Westminster College

Colleges and Universities Moving Toward Competency-Based Degrees (See Organized by Program Type/Industry)

• Finding of a Survey (April 2016)
  
• Competency-Based Degree Programs in the United States - CAEL, 2012  
• Meeting Students Where They Are - CAP and CAEL, 2013
• College for America: 
• Profile by Next Generation Learning Challenge
• Description of CFA Learning Environment by NGLC: The College for America Learning Environment (CLE) is a comprehensive platform for students and educators that tracks learning and degree progress and provides data management and analytics. It is built upon Salesforce, a commercial customer relations management tool.
• Kentucky Community and Technical College System
• Profile by Next Generation Learning Challenge
  
• Lipscomb University: The Lipscomb CORE Program: An Overview - CAEL, 2014
• Northern Arizona University
• Competency Report published by Next Generation Learning Challenge
  
• Rasmussen College
• Infographic on competency-based education - Rasmussen College
• S. New Hampshire University: Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World - SNHU President Paul LeBlanc
•  The Amazon of Higher Education - Slate, 2014
• University of Texas Affordable Baccalaureate Program
• Profile by Next Generation Learning Challenge
• Faculty Engagement
• University of Wisconsin Flexible Option 
• College Degree, No Class Time Required - WSJ article   
• Western Governors University: Received $1.19 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to launch competency-based IT associate's degree programs for first-generation college students and other under-served groups. The three-year funding allows WGU programs in Texas, Florida, Indiana, and Washington to develop IT degree programs with nine local community colleges. In Texas, Lone Star College System and Austin Community College will partner with WGU Texas. (Campus Technology article)