The University of Texas at El Paso Launches New Online Initiative

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Dec 11, 2014, 03:04 ET

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- In keeping with its commitment to serve a 21st-century student demographic, The University of Texas at El Paso is proud to announce the launch of UTEP Connect, an innovative online learning initiative that connects students from around the world to exceptional, affordable higher education.

Developed for motivated individuals seeking to earn a degree while continuing to work, UTEP's online degrees are an extension of the University's on-campus programs. The online programs provide students with the same level of academic rigor and personalized instruction they can expect in UTEP's traditional classrooms.

"UTEP Connect represents an exciting new opportunity to extend our reach to current, prospective and former students whose personal and employment responsibilities make participation in an on-campus learning experience especially challenging," said UTEP President Diana Natalicio. "We are very pleased to be able to add this new dimension to achieving UTEP's access and excellence mission."

UTEP's award-winning educators and researchers have very carefully designed the curricula for the online bachelor's, master's and certificate programs. They purposefully employ innovative learning techniques to more effectively equip students with the essential knowledge and practical skills important for personal and professional success. Through these engaging, collaborative online programs, students are encouraged to enhance their learning by sharing their knowledge and experience with each other. UTEP attracts students from across the world, allowing for rich and diversified peer interaction.

UTEP is a member of The University of Texas System and is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The University has begun accepting applications as of December 8, 2014 for a broad range of online bachelor's, master's and certificate programs that will launch in May 2015.

For more information about the curriculum or the admission requirements for any of UTEP's online degree programs, go to http://online.utep.edu or contact an enrollment counselor at 1-800-684-UTEP.

About UTEP:

The University of Texas at El Paso has been redefining excellence in education in the Paso del Norte region for over a century. Originally founded in 1914 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, UTEP has grown exponentially throughout the years, developing into a powerful public research university with a longstanding commitment to academic excellence, affordability and accessibility.

Today, the University comprises seven colleges and offers 75 bachelor's programs, 78 master's programs, 20 doctoral programs and 25 certificate programs. Its research portfolio boasts more than $83 million in annual expenditures and its current enrollment exceeds 23,000.

First-generation college-goers make up nearly 60% of UTEP graduates. UTEP is committed to making a quality education accessible and affordable for these students, offering the lowest net price of all research universities in the U.S. With a majority (79%) Hispanic student population, UTEP also enrolls the largest number of Mexican-American STEM graduates in the country, is third among U.S. universities in awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanic students and is in the top 10 nationally in the number of its Hispanic undergraduates who go on to complete doctoral degrees.

As further validation of its commitment to access and excellence, Washington Monthly magazine ranks UTEP among the top 10 of all U.S. research universities and #1 in social mobility for its success in creating opportunities for students of all backgrounds to transform their quality of life.

With a diverse student population and an ever-growing research portfolio, UTEP is on track to become the first national public research university to authentically serve the 21st-century U.S. student demographic.

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