Designing Microcredentials for the Modern Learner: Strategy, Scale and Institutional Impact
Position microcredentials as an important bridge between education and employment on your campus.
Modern Campus’ Institutional Perspectives on Microcredentials 2026 report, created in partnership with UPCEA, highlights how colleges and universities are navigating short-cycle learning in a rapidly evolving market. As institutions prioritize workforce alignment, revenue diversification and credential portability, microcredentials are becoming a more intentional part of institutional strategy, particularly in serving today’s modern learner, who expects flexible, skills-focused and career-connected pathways.
Join a panel of higher education leaders as they reflect on key findings from the national report and share how they are applying those insights on their own campuses.
You will hear how institutions are:
- Positioning microcredentials within broader enrollment and retention strategies
- Aligning short-cycle offerings with workforce demand and career pathways
- Navigating governance, faculty buy-in and credential quality
- Leveraging technology and data to operationalize growth
- Balancing innovation with institutional mission
This webinar is designed for academic leaders, continuing education administrators, enrollment strategists and institutional innovators who are shaping the future of lifelong learning.
See how institutional leaders view microcredential offerings, how they are developed, and the challenges and barriers institutions face in bringing new credentials to the market. Download report »
Can't attend the webinar? You should still register -- all registrants, including attendees and absentees, will receive a recording of the webinar and a copy of the presentation slides.
Additional resources:
- Who Needs College Anymore? Imagining a Future Where Degrees Won't Matter
- Illumination by Modern Campus podcast
- “Driving without a Map: Unpacking America’s Credentialing Problem” (Third Way)
- “The Lab’s micro-pathways initiative now helps 100+ community colleges design industry-aligned training programs” (The Education Design Lab)
- “Building a New Stackable Pathway into the Behavioral Health Workforce: Colorado’s Community College Innovation” (The Education Design Lab)
