2tor
http://2tor.com/
Elevator Pitch:
2tor partners with top-tier universities such as USC, Georgetown, UNC Chapel Hill and Washington University to deliver groundbreaking online graduate programs.
2tor partners with universities across the country to help them build and market their own online degree programs. The startup has created master’s degree programs for a variety of schools, including a master of arts in teaching at the University of Southern California and Georgetown University’s nursing program.
Founder:
John Katzman (founder of Princeton Review)
Chip Paucek
Jeremy Johnson
Key ideas:
2tor is the first startup of its kind to offer full degree programs online at top-tier universities. It’s also the most highly funded. As of April 2012, its total investments added up to a little under $97 million.
Rather than point and laugh at higher education, the startup set out to partner with universities to build, administer, and market their own online degree programs, collaborating with institutions to create digital education programs that would not just be equivalent to in-classroom education, but perhaps even better.
Worth Reading/Watching:
2tor Raises $26M D Round To Put Online Degrees In The Same Class As Their On-Campus Rivals