Maine 's academic College has received a $ 291,000 grant from the Davis Education Foundation to provide academic credit for real - world experience . The funding will go towards a comprehensive academic credentials program that will allow students to get credit for non - academic work and will potentially be part of a year - round academic program . The project cost nearly $ 4 m and will launch in autumn 2020 .
Maine's Unity College has received a $291,000 grant from the Davis Education Foundation to offer academic credit for real-world experience. The funding will go towards a comprehensive academic credentials system that will allow students to get credit for non-academic work and will potentially be part of a year-round academic schedule. The project costs nearly $4m and will launch in autumn 2020.