Can college-going be less risky without being ‘free’? asks an Education Week article published in August. Yes, it can. All it takes are two things: Innovative colleges and universities. A powerful promise. How can innovative colleges and universities use a powerful promise to make college-going less risky? Our story starts in the 1990s with a […]

Ardeo Education Solutions President and Founder, Peter Samuelson, shares stories from his life and tips to starting a great company on a new episode of a podcast called Pass The Secret Sauce. The podcast kicks off with host Matt Shields asking about Peter’s childhood. Born in Taiwan to a missionary family, Peter was influenced by […]

  Read more in the Lyon College press release here. Lyon College, a private institution located in Batesville, Arkansas, is the only institution in the state to offer Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) to all incoming, first-year students starting with the Fall 2021 semester. “While we don’t believe the value of a degree from Lyon […]

Read more in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville press release here. The University of Wisconsin-Platteville, a public institution in the University of Wisconsin system, is partnering with Ardeo Education Solutions to offer loan repayment assistance programs (LRAPs) to incoming new freshmen elementary-middle level education majors starting in Fall 2021. “At UW-Platteville, we are deeply committed to […]

“A Powerful Promise” Provides an Inside Look at the Structure of Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) and Their Impact on Students and College Enrollment   Bloomington, Ind., – A new book entitled “A Powerful Promise: The Ivy League Inspired Secret Improving Access and Recruitment at Colleges Today,” serves as a roadmap to understanding how both […]

Improve Access and Recruitment on your Campus with the Ivy League Inspired Secret   A new book about Loan Repayment Assistance Programs (LRAPs) gives readers an insider’s look at how one tool is changing the higher education landscape. “A Powerful Promise: The Ivy League Inspired Secret Improving Access and Recruitment at Colleges Today” is a […]

These Ardeo partners have been celebrating enrollment increases in fall 2020 – some record-breaking, others modest – but all bucking this year’s national average enrollment decline of 4.4% reported by The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. A big congratulations to all our partners, listed or not, who are celebrating a successful Fall 2020. (If you’re […]

Ardeo Education Solutions is celebrating its second year in a row as an honoree on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing private companies in America. Ardeo is a mission-driven public benefit company that was also named this year to the Center for Companies that Care Honor Roll and among the Best Places to Work in Bloomington, […]

College can be a risky investment, a point Beth Akers, Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow, makes in her report, “Should College Come with a Money-Back Guarantee?” In a recent Washington Post opinion piece, Akers makes the case for focusing on mitigating the financial risks associated with attending college, rather than reducing cost. Higher education is stuck […]

Ardeo Education Solutions, formerly known as LRAP Association, made the annual Inc. magazine list of fastest-growing private companies in America. Ardeo qualified for the Inc. 5000 list with a growth of 189 percent from 2015 to 2018 – ranking No. 2,123 on its 2019 list. “We have a good team and we are proud of […]