MissionU, which enrolled its first class in September, is part of new breed of institutions that bill themselves as college alternatives for the digital age. The schools—whose admission rates hover in the single digits—comparable to the Ivy League, according to the schools—offer a debt-free way to attain skills in hot areas and guaranteed apprenticeships with high-tech companies. Together those create a pipeline to well-paying high-tech jobs.
What they lack is an accredited degree, the longtime entry ticket to a professional career, and the traditional trappings of college including a full liberal arts education.
. . . Praxis teaches students an array of digital and soft skills—such as communications—for six months before finding them an apprenticeship with a startup company, mostly in technology. The program costs $11,000 and is designed to be covered by the wages earned during the apprenticeship.
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