ACE Partnerships
Partnerships designed for your success.
ACE Partnership Benefits
ACE partners with over 2,000 school districts, hospitals, businesses, and organizations to help you advance your career. You benefit from these partnerships through Employer Grants, transfer-credit opportunities, and networking events.
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K-12 Education Partners
If you work for one of our more than 1,750 school district partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or some of our back-to-school and Teacher Appreciation Week events. ACE was built by educators, for educators, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your students’ lives.
Education partner benefits include:
- Reduced tuition
- Dedicated partner website
- Professional development webinars
- Sponsorship support for various organization activities
If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE education partner, please contact Melissa Hill.
Academic Partners
Our main goal is to make high-quality, online education both affordable and accessible. Our academic partnerships support this goal by creating credit transfer pathways for you.
Direct Partnership Pathways

Learners Edge
Learners Edge provides versatile and effective continuing education graduate credit courses for teachers. Through our partnership, select ACE as your transcribing institution when you enroll in a Learners Edge course or transfer up to 9 Learners Edge courses into a variety of programs at ACE.
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Bridge Education Group
Through ACE’s partnership with Bridge Education Group, IDELTOnline™ (International Diploma in English Language Teaching – Online), you can transfer up to nine credits into a variety of online graduate programs at ACE.
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iTeach®
Through ACE’s partnership with iTeach®, you can transfer up to 12 credits into a variety of ACE’s master’s and doctoral degree programs.
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LETRS
Through ACE’s partnership with Voyager Sopris Learning®, you can earn graduate credit for LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) and can transfer up to 12 graduate credits to select ACE programs or request a transcript for completed LETRS® coursework.
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National Institute for STEM Education
Through ACE’s partnership with the National Institute for STEM Education (NISE), you can transfer up to six credits toward STEM-related master’s or doctoral programs, which are designed in conjunction with NISE and Accelerate Learning, the provider of STEMscopes learning tools.
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National Center on Education and the Economy
Through ACE’s partnership with the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE), you can transfer up to nine credits towards ACE doctoral programs.
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New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning
Through ACE’s partnership with the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning (NJCTL), you can transfer up to 15 credits toward specific ACE master’s and doctoral programs.
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IGA Cocoa-Cola Institute
Whether applying your IGA Institute coursework towards our BA in Applied Management and Leadership or looking to pursue another program, our enrollment counselors are ready to answer your questions.
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Distance Learning Systems
Distance Learning Systems (DLSI) provides program-specific accelerated courses where you can complete 100% online, general education courses required for ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing degrees.
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Gateway
Through ACE’s partnership with Gateway, you can complete undergraduate course requirements that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.
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Straighterline
Through ACE’s partnership with Straighterline, you can complete general education credits that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.
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Study.com
Through ACE’s partnership with Study.com, you can complete general education credits that transfer into ACE’s bachelor completion programs and ACE’s nursing programs.
learn moreIf your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE academic partner, please contact Tammy Boyer.
Community College Partners
If you work for, or attended one of ACE’s community college partners, you could be eligible for an Employer Grant or transfer-credit opportunities.







If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE community college partner, please contact Marianne Schmeling.
Healthcare Partners
If you work for one of our more than 100 healthcare partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or a complimentary webinar. ACE was built by healthcare professionals, for healthcare professionals, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your patients’ lives.
Healthcare partner benefits include:
- $250-$1,000 grants toward tuition at ACE, depending on the program
- Complimentary webinars about current healthcare topics
- Special celebrations during Nurse Appreciation Week and the holiday season
If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE education partner, please contact Marianne Schmeling.
Business Partners
If you work for one of our many business and leadership partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or a complimentary webinar. ACE was built by business professionals, for business professionals, and we appreciate your dedication to bettering your customers’ and employees’ lives.
Business and Leadership Partners


If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE business and leadership partner, please contact Tony Miller.
Nonprofit Partners
If you work for one of our many nonprofit partners, you can benefit from an Employer Grant or you can participate in one of our sponsored events.
Nonprofit partner benefits include:
- $250-$1,000 grants toward tuition at ACE, depending on the program
- Monetary donations to support your mission
- Co-sponsoring events to build communities and improve lives
As a Certified B Corporation, ACE is committed to social responsibility, improving lives and bettering local and global communities. We partner with nonprofit organizations across the country that provide crucial services.






If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE nonprofit partner, please contact Courtney Shelton.
ACE Partners by State

If your organization would like more information about becoming an ACE partner, please contact Tony Miller.
Interested in Partnering?
Partnering with ACE means you’re committing to empower adult learners and the communities they live in, work in, and serve.