Case Study: Jones College increases workforce opportunities with Parchment Digital Badges

Jones College empowers 4,000 new students a year with Instructure

Jones College, through its Online Workforce College (OWC) program, faced the challenge of reaching underserved communities in Mississippi and needed an accessible, credible, and trackable digital credentialing solution. The solution had to integrate with their existing systems to host over 700 courses and provide students with clear visual pathways to micro-credentials, certifications, and degrees. They partnered with vendor Instructure and implemented its Parchment Digital Badges platform to meet this need.

Instructure's solution provided visualized learning pathways and verifiable digital badges, which were seamlessly integrated into the OWC program. The results empowered students to own and share their credentials easily, while administrators gained valuable analytics to track progress and tailor course offerings. The partnership with Instructure enabled OWC to successfully attract thousands of new students annually and partner with employers, directly helping graduates qualify for and secure better jobs.

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