Compass Knowledge Group Partnership with the University of Cincinnati Expands

The successful alliance between Compass Knowledge Group and the University of Cincinnati grows with launch of world-class online program for Educators.

Orlando, FL, September 2003 - Compass Knowledge Group, Inc. (“CKNO” or Compass), a premier provider of e-learning solutions and the University of Cincinnati, recognized by U.S. News & World Report college rankings as a top 100 public university, announced the launch of the online Master of Education in Educational Administration to commence in the fall of 2003.

The University of Cincinnati’s goal is to provide working educators a prestigious M.Ed. program that is flexible, personalized, focused on new trends and techniques, and principally affords the educator endless benefits and opportunities for the next step in their career growth. Compass’ e-learning professionals are experts on delivering services to achieve a high quality distance learning program. Compass’ valuable needs assessments and detailed market research have already provided UC the tools to bring their distance learning initiatives to fruition for the Division of Criminal Justice. “The success of our partnership with the Compass team has been beyond our wildest dreams.  They recruit graduate students, not just prospects.  We're light years ahead of where we thought we'd be by now, and so are our students,” states Edward Latessa, Ph.D., Head of the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati.

Compass’ Founder and CEO, Dan Devine, states: “Our Company’s mission parallels UC’s standard of excellence. We customize e-learning services for our academic provider and provide a strong pool of applicants for their review. Our promise is to support the recruitment and retention of students who will graduate on time.” Compass understands the pulse of today’s workforce and its ever-changing professional developments, thus commits to provide the most innovative e-learning techniques and marketing tools to higher education colleges and universities resulting in student loyalty and a higher retention rate.

The Master of Education in Education Administration program at the University of Cincinnati is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education* (NCATE), and meets the standards for the preparation of administrators approved by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium** (ISLLC), and the National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators*** (NETS-A).

About Compass

Founded in 1993, Compass Knowledge Group, Inc. is a premier provider of distance education and e-learning solutions for working professionals in niche areas of the global distance learning marketplace. Through collaboration with fully accredited colleges and universities, the Company improves lives by “bringing distance learning closer,” through its divisions and subsidiaries.

*The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. This accreditation covers [initial teacher preparation programs and/or advanced educator] preparation programs. Web site: www.ncate.org/

**The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Interstate_School_Leaders_Licensure_Consortium
***Lajeane Thomas, NETS Project Director P. O. Box 3161, Ruston, LA 71272 Phone: 318.257.3923 Fax: 318.257.4916 Email: lthomas@latech.edu