We help successful academics and entrepreneurs from leading organizations to start new, globally accredited colleges.
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For new education providers, accreditation is frustrating and complicated, but it is core to the $2tn higher ed industry. Woolf software makes accreditation more simple and affordable, providing educators with global recognition for their work.
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“We are thrilled to build Applied Roots College with Woolf to provide industry-relevant, hands-on, and academically rigorous higher education at an affordable cost. We love Woolf’s focus on teaching excellence and customer centricity.”
Srikanth Varma Chekuri
Co-Founder, Applied Roots
“Through Woolf, we can offer an engaging, fully accredited MBA degree program designed to meet the learning needs of the entrepreneur. It’s an exciting paradigm in entrepreneurial education, and Woolf is enabling us to make it all happen.”
Shelby Scarbrough
Co-Founder and CEO, The Global School of Entrepreneurship
“Hieronymus College is the first global, online higher education organization in the Spanish-speaking world that is truly devoted to preparing students to successfully access the language service industry.”
Ana Pérez-Manrique
Associate Executive Dean, Hieronymus College
“Woolf’s insights and innovations have opened the door to novel curricula and pedagogies, which can then be evaluated for efficacy and potentially scaled to help a vast number of students. Woolf promises to be an engine of much-needed change for the better in Higher Education.”
Stephen Kosslyn
President, Active Learning Sciences
How it Works
Woolf is the first collegiate higher education institution that lets qualified organizations join as accredited member colleges.
Apply to join
If your college is admitted, you’ll register all the teachers, including at least 2 academics with PhDs. You can use our tools to create your courses, or migrate existing courses.
Onboarding
Woolf’s software platform helps organizations meet and maintain regulatory and institutional standards by handling everything from course creation to degree issuance, so you get full accreditation and all the benefits of being a part of a major university with the status of a member college. We’ll help you succeed.
Launch
Your approved college will be verified and admitted. You can start offering accredited courses and degrees in approved subjects. New subjects may require additional approval.
Accreditation Process
College signs membership agreement
Day 1
College onboarding starts
Week 1
Accreditation requirements analysis
Week 2
Yes, courses match
Match courses to existing licenses
No, need to file
Regulatory filings for new licenses
Course content setup on platform
Week 3
Academic board formation & credential checks
Academic board setup
Two PhDs verified
Faculty verified and setup on platform
Week 4
College configuration & verification
Set launch date
Launch your accredited college
Ongoing compliance
Ongoing quality assurance
Ongoing reporting
12Wks
With Woolf, accepted member colleges get accredited and launch in about 12 weeks.
100%
Woolf provides 100% digital compliance management - for online and offline institutions.
14
We have 14 member colleges, and growing.
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Our colleges operate globally across 7 countries.
Globally recognized accreditation and legitimacy for your organization.
Global recognition
The same accreditation as other universities
Unlike staying in the smaller, unofficial education market and having to explain why you aren't accredited, Woolf provides its member colleges access to the accredited higher education market.
Real degrees
We’re a licensed, accredited higher education institution, and you’ll be offering recognized degree certificates—no more explaining why you aren’t accredited.
Join us
Schedule a meeting with someone from Woolf
For new education providers, accreditation is frustrating and complicated, but it is core to the $2tn higher ed industry. Woolf software makes accreditation more simple and affordable, providing educators with global recognition for their work.
FAQs
Is the accreditation real?
Yes, we provide globally recognized accreditation using the European Credit Transfer System, which is recognized by universities around the world. We do not cut any corners or permit lowered standards - our software makes this compliance easy.
Do I need to have a PhD?
Your college will need to have at least 2 PhDs in your school to get started. Your PhDs will provide feedback and approval on curriculum adjustments. We can help.
Why should I care?
Accreditation through Woolf gives your courses the recognition they deserve, gives your students the confidence to stay in their studies, and provides you the freedom to innovate.
What is the business model?
Woolf charges all its member colleges a flat annual fee.
Start the path toward accreditation today