CASE STUDIES
March 23, 2026
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Calbright College- Tracking Real-World Outcomes for a Non-Traditional College Model

How California's only fully online community college is building the employment and earnings evidence its model needs.

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Calbright College is a tuition-free, fully online community college serving working adults across California. Proving that graduates land better jobs and earn more is harder when students don't follow a traditional semester calendar. Calbright partnered with CredLens to build longitudinal employment and earnings evidence that proves its model is working.

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