ACE Partnerships

K-12 Education Partners

If you work for one of our more than 1,750 school district partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or some of our back-to-school and Teacher Appreciation Week events. ACE was built by educators, for educators, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your students’ lives.

Education partner benefits include:

• Reduced tuition
• Dedicated partner website
• Professional development webinars
• Sponsorship support for various organization activities

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE education partner, please contact Melissa Hill.

Academic Partners

Our main goal is to make high-quality, online education both affordable and accessible. Our academic partnerships support this goal by creating credit transfer pathways for you.

Direct Partnership Pathways

MedCerts

MedCerts’ partnership with American College of Education means you can transfer the MedCerts certifications you’ve completed into one of our fully online bachelor’s degree programs.

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Association of School Business Officials International

ASBO International’s partnership with American College of Education means you can transfer the School Finance and Operations (SFO) Certification you’ve completed into one of our fully online degree or non-degree programs.

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National Virtual Teacher Association

NVTA’s partnership with American College of Education means you can turn the NVTA Virtual Teaching Certificate you’ve completed into academic credits. You can also apply them directly to one of our fully online master’s degrees.

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Navigate360

Navigate360’s partnership with American College of Education means you can turn the Navigate360 coursework you’ve completed into transcripted graduate credit. You can also seamlessly transfer those credits into one of our fully online master’s degrees.

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Teaching Channel

Teaching Channel with Learners Edge provides versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses for teachers. Through our partnership, select ACE as your transcribing institution when you enroll in a Teaching Channel course or transfer up to 9 Teaching Channel courses into a variety of programs at ACE.

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Bridge Education Group

Through ACE’s partnership with Bridge Education Group,  IDELTOnline™ (International Diploma in English Language Teaching – Online), you can transfer up to nine credits into a variety of online graduate programs at ACE.

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iTeach®

Through ACE’s partnership with iTeach®, you can transfer up to 12 credits into a variety of ACE’s master’s and doctoral degree programs.

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LETRS

Through ACE’s partnership with Voyager Sopris Learning®, you can earn graduate credit for LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and can transfer up to 12 graduate credits to select ACE programs or request a transcript for completed LETRS® coursework.

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Lexia Aspire™ Professional Learning

Aspire’s partnership with American College of Education means you can turn the Aspire courses you’ve completed into academic credits. You can also apply them directly to one of our fully online master’s degrees.

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National Institute for STEM Education

Through ACE’s partnership with the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE), you can transfer up to six credits toward STEM-related master’s or doctoral programs, which are designed in conjunction with NISE and Accelerate Learning, the provider of STEMscopes learning tools.

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National Center on Education and the Economy

Through ACE’s partnership with the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), you can transfer up to nine credits towards ACE doctoral programs.

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New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning

Through ACE’s partnership with the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL), you can transfer up to 15 credits toward specific ACE master’s and doctoral programs.

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IGA Cocoa-Cola Institute

Whether applying your IGA Institute coursework towards our BA in Applied Management and Leadership or looking to pursue another program, our enrollment counselors are ready to answer your questions.

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Quality Matters

The Quality Matters (QM)Teaching Online Certificate elevates the skills of virtual instructors enabling successful delivery of content in an online environment. Our collaboration with QM establishes a seamless process for those earning a QM Teaching Online Certificate to enroll at American College of Education.

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Undergraduate Course Providers

Distance Learning Systems

Distance Learning Systems (DLSI) provides program-specific accelerated courses where you can complete 100% online, general education courses required for ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing degrees.

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Gateway

Through ACE’s partnership with Gateway, you can complete undergraduate course requirements that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.

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Straighterline

Through ACE’s partnership with Straighterline, you can complete general education credits that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.

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Study.com

Through ACE’s partnership with Study.com, you can complete general education credits that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.

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If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE academic partner, please contact Tammy Boyer.

Community College Partners

If you work for, or attended one of ACE’s community college partners, you could be eligible for an Employer Grant or transfer-credit opportunities.

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE community college partner, please contact Marianne Schmeling.

Healthcare Partners

If you work for one of our more than 100 healthcare partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or a complimentary webinar. ACE was built by healthcare professionals, for healthcare professionals, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your patients’ lives.

Healthcare partner benefits include:

• Partnership grants are available toward tuition at ACE, depending on the program
• Complimentary webinars about current healthcare topics
• Special celebrations during Nurse Appreciation Week and the holiday season

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE education partner, please contact Marianne Schmeling.

Prime Healthcare

ACE offers eligible Prime Healthcare employees a 10% tuition reduction at most of our undergraduate, graduate or post graduate programs.* These educational options span a wide range of levels from degree, certificate or micro-credit program options.

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Bon Secours Mercy Health

In partnership with Bon Secours Mercy Health, American College of Education is here to help you move your career forward with a range of flexible and affordable online programs. Whether you’re seeking an advanced degree, a professional certificate or upskilling with a micro-credential or single course, ACE has what you are looking for.

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Business Partners

If you work for one of our many business and leadership partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or a complimentary webinar. ACE was built by business professionals, for business professionals, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your customers’ and employees’ lives.

Business and Leadership Partners

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE business and leadership partner, please contact Tony Miller.

Nonprofit Partners

If you work for one of our many nonprofit partners, you can participate in one of our sponsored events.

Nonprofit partner benefits include:

• Monetary donations to support your mission
• Co-sponsoring events to build communities and improve lives

As a Certified B Corporation, ACE is committed to social responsibility, improving lives and bettering local and global communities. We partner with nonprofit organizations across the country that provide crucial services.

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE nonprofit partner, please contact Courtney Shelton.