Ideal Institute & Centenary University Partner in Work-Based Pilot Program

On Apr 30, 2024

Ideal Institute of Technology and Centenary University announce the launch of a new teaching site in South Jersey, marking a partnership between higher education and a vocational school to help students gain the skills and connections they need to prosper in today’s world. Centenary University will offer undergraduate programs to South Jersey residents interested in participating in this work-based college program at Ideal Institute.

“This collaboration is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the state of New Jersey and the inaugural partnership between a private university and an adult vocational school,” said President Dale Caldwell, Ed.D. “College is for everyone. With this partnership we are making higher education accessible to students who may otherwise not have pursued a degree — and also helping students earn a real income while they complete their studies.”

For the initiative’s pilot phase, students will have the opportunity to enroll in one of three undergraduate degree programs: business, computer science, and “new media” (communication, radio, and TV production). When students enroll at Centenary’s South Jersey location, they will have the ability to earn and learn at same time. For example, students enrolled in the business program can conduct their studies and set up their e-commerce business. Or, if they are enrolled in the computer science program, they can begin to work at an IT company.

Students will be earning credits from a university and vocational school as well as income. Ideal Institute of Technology is the only career college in the country that pays students to attend school because their program is work-based learning within a social enterprise.

“This is a very unique positioning for Centenary University,” said Ren Parikh, founder and director of Ideal Institute of Technology. “I give credit to President Caldwell for his out-of-the-box thinking that no student should not have the opportunity to experience college. This partnership provides that opportunity for all those students who think or were told that college is not for them.”

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