Ocean County College Partners with ESM and Pearson to Significantly Grow Online Programs

Ocean County College has partnered with ESM and Pearson to deliver the services and technologies that will enable the school to dramatically expand online learning opportunities for students. Until now, Ocean County College offered individual online courses. With the implementation of full online degree programs, the school is looking to grow from 7,000 enrollments to 21,000 enrollments over the next five years.

“Our partnership with Pearson and ESM is key to helping us deliver a high growth, rigorous and quality online learning program,” said Dr. Jon H. Larson, president of Ocean County College. “Not only will our students have greater access to affordable online opportunities, but they also will receive an increased level of support throughout their education in order to make sure their needs are being met at each and every stage.”

ESM will deliver recruitment and retention services across the student lifecycle, helping Ocean County College grow enrollments and support students from the initial inquiry throughout the learning experience. The company’s enrollment services will guide students through the admissions process, and its retention services will help students stay engaged through graduation.

Pearson will provide the Pearson LearningStudio, its learning management system, for the delivery of Ocean County College programs. Additionally, Pearson will provide Enterprise Reporting to monitor and analyze trends in student performance, and Learning Outcome Manager to track the achievement of learning objectives and goals.

“Community colleges continue to face growing demand from students for access to affordable, flexible learning opportunities. Our partnership with Ocean County College and ESM is providing the technology and innovative learning solutions necessary to create more capacity and support Ocean County students' achievement and career success,” said Matt Leavy, CEO of Pearson eCollege.

“Online students often have more outside responsibilities and pressures that can impact their ability to graduate,” said Doug Kelsall, CEO of ESM. “Ocean County College is taking the right steps to not only make sure they are delivering the kinds of programs that students need, but that they are providing the technology and services that will position students for success. More students will be able to achieve their academic and career goals because of the college’s vision.”

About Ocean County College

For more than 40 years, Ocean County College — a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the state of New Jersey — has provided area residents with the opportunity to benefit from higher education. OCC aspires to be an institution of distinction, where faculty and staff serve to awaken students to a love of learning. Visit http://www.ocean.edu for more information.

About Pearson eCollege

Pearson eCollege is a trusted and innovative leader in powering personalized online learning programs and a part of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company (NYSE: PSO). Pearson eCollege’s flagship product — Pearson LearningStudio — represents the next generation in learning management systems and provides a comprehensive, flexible and fully supported cloud computing environment. Pearson eCollege’s SaaS-based education solutions advance, improve and measure the teaching and learning experience in a vast range of educational institutions and programs. For more information, visit http://www.pearsonlearningstudio.com.

About ESM

ESM provides student lifecycle solutions to help students enroll, graduate and succeed. Leveraging its highly trained people, performance-driven processes and advanced technology, ESM complements an institution’s in-house teams. As a premier Business Process Outsourcer, ESM operates the largest education-only contact center in the country with approximately 800 people. ESM’s enrollment services deliver rapid, cost-effective lead processing, high contact rates and strong conversion rates. Additionally, ESM’s student lifecycle solutions include retention services to improve graduation rates, career placement services to help students succeed professionally, counseling services to help students repay their loans, analytics services to help schools manage Cohort Default Rates (CDRs) and continuing education support to help student extend their learning. To learn more, please visit http://www.esm-sls.com.