Prior learning credits allow one’s previous learning in a variety of formats to count toward a degree. TCCA awards credits for that learning, even if it took place outside of a college classroom.
Education comes in many forms and does not always occur in a classroom. That great project you had with your company, the experience of managing a team, the craft business you run on the side, and the kids whose schedules you oversee have helped you learn, grow, and organize/manage/lead. We honor prior learning because it is everything you have mastered and yet, it has not been recognized as degree credits. We do!
We also know that a degree is proof of the knowledge you already have — whether it was years spent commanding soldiers, running a business, teaching in a church, you now seek a formal degree recognizing your life’s work. We want to acknowledge the work you have done. Some avenues which you may have gained prior learning include: