Mission

The mission of Aspen University is to become an institution of choice for adult learners by offering cost-effective, comprehensive, and relevant online education. Our interdisciplinary approach fosters theoretical and practical knowledge as well as critical thinking skills significant to the work environment.

Aspen University's institutional goals are to:

• Provide academic degree programs that combine the basic foundation of traditional education in a distance-learning format to working adults to enable them to meet their academic, professional and personal goals.
  
  
• Obtain and maintain appropriate institutional and program accreditation.
  
  
• Establish an admissions system that offers educational opportunities to all qualified applicants who have a desire to learn and improve their personal status and who have a reasonable likelihood of success in the University's programs.
  
  
• Provide students with faculty and advisors that have qualified academic backgrounds and successful professional experience who can guide students in managing contemporary challenges.
  
  
• Prepare students to be managers and leaders who can have a significant impact on their organizations.
  
  
• Conduct continuous quality improvement based on feedback provided from employees, faculty, students, employers and other interested parties of the community.
  
  
• Provide students with an environment conducive to critical analysis, and analytical, communication, quantitative and synthesizing skills.
  

Aspen University courses cater to busy, adult learners. They are designed to offer scheduling flexibility, cost savings, and the knowledge necessary for today's professionals to achieve a competitive edge. The courses are application-oriented, dynamic, and interactive. The Aspen University approach to education allows adult professionals to study at a time convenient to them from anywhere in the world. This international model attracts students from around the globe including Asia, the Pacific Rim, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, as well as North, Central, and South America.

Aspen University's programs focus on relevant information, its strategic uses, and effective management. Aspen's goal is to help adult learners advance their careers and enrich their lives without the sacrifices normally associated with going back to school. Now, through telecommunications technology, courses can be delivered directly to the student's place of work, home, or location while traveling. We believe Aspen University's learner-centered instruction offers great opportunities to gain lasting and significant changes from the learning experience. We believe distance learning methods can be a highly effective way to deliver learner-centered education.

By reaching the learner in his or her real world, and real work environment, distance learning programs enhance the way individuals learn best: through experience, reflection, implementation and experiment. By stepping out of the known environment of classroom-centered instruction, Aspen University's distance learning programs consider what needs to be gained or changed through the learning process. Aspen's award-winning programs provide its graduates with a competitive advantage to excel in the challenging marketplace of today and tomorrow.