StraighterLine has has added five new science courses and four new science professors to its science department, bringing the online college course provider's total number of available science courses ...

In November, Technically Baltimore reported that StraighterLine founder and CEO Burck Smith had something big hiding up his sleeve. OK, so IT — a tool that would allow college professors to set prices ...

"Self-employed professor" could soon be an actual job title, thanks to two companies that are helping a small group of college professors market their own online courses, set prices for them and share ...

The edtech startup offers low-cost courses for students who were initially turned away by online colleges. Its model was bashed four years ago but has become increasingly en vogue. StraighterLine ...

StraighterLine has released two new online courses for higher ed, IT Fundamentals and Survey of World History. Each three-credit course has received credit recommendation from the American Council on ...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- StraighterLine, the leading provider of affordable, self-paced college courses and University of the People, the world's first tuition-free, accredited ...

New survey data from StraighterLine shows 78 percent of college stop-outs would return if offered free courses, prompting the biggest giveaway in StraighterLine history ARLINGTON, Va., July 30, 2025 ...

Most college freshmen at major state schools pay upward of $5,000 annually in tuition and fees alone. And those enrolled at some of the largest and best known online schools such as the University of ...

Imagine if the first year of college, you took courses entirely online and potentially saved yourself thousands of dollars. StraighterLine wants you to imagine that future. Yesterday, I wrote a story ...

Like most colleges, online institutions are under pressure to improve their graduation rates. Some are getting more selective about which students they admit, turning away those who appear less likely ...

A year ago, Peter Thiel called it a bubble. Whatever you call it, the cost of attaining a college degree has skyrocketed to the point of absurdity — to the point of one trillion red flags. Student ...