CT OER Grant Highlights

Since the launch of the CT OER Grant Program in Fall 2020...

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9,699 Students

benefited from the CT OER Grant Program to date

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Saving Over $1,177,000

as students avoided the cost of commercial textbooks

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92% Persistence

students successfully completed their coursework as they were better prepared and engaged with OER

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Performance 89%

Nearly 90% of the students within the OER grant program earned a grade of C or better 

The State of Connecticut's investment has resulted in a yearly 5X ROI

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151 Different Faculty

participated in the grant program

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362 Sections

were engaged with the use of Open Educational Resources 

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Over 100 Unique Course Titles

have connected OER resources available

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28 Different Institutions

received funds from the CT OER Grant Program