CASE STUDY Hitting the Ground Running with Columbia College Chicago Online How Destiny One is helping a new online division prepare for the future it expects Columbia College ChicagoColumbia College Chicago, located in Chicago’s South Loop district, has always been a popular destination for 18- to 22-year-old learners looking for a traditional postsecondary experience. However, as the demographic of learners trying to access postsecondary programs evolved—becoming older, focusing more on specific career outcomes, and behaving more like customers—leadership at the university recognized that they needed to allow online operations to change along with it. “Columbia was somewhat behind in addressing the lifelong learning market in Chicago,” said Stanley Wearden, Provost of Colum

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