Experiential Learning for Every Student

Bridging the gap between classroom and career

200+ Campuses

4,000+ Partner Organizations

300,000+ Students

Students are entering an increasingly competitive workforce and quickly changing society. Experiential Learning helps students prepare for life and work in the 21st century.

For Employers:

SOC brings your projects into a university classroom for students to complete

One Agreement, Hundreds of Universities

SOC serves as the intermediary, allowing you to sign one agreement and work with hundreds of universities and thousands of faculty across the US. SOC begins by matching your company's project to a class that is the best fit for your project & hiring needs.

Bespoke Project Planning

Using SOC's library of project templates, best-practices and guidance from SOC experiential learning experts, SOC puts together the ideal project package for college classes to complete. For less time and effort than managing a single summer intern you can work with dozens of talented students at a time.

Streamlined Project Facilitation

SOC provides project facilitation support for all our employer partners. From onboarding students, managing communication channels, and ensuring KPIs are met, SOC is there to ensure a smooth process from project launch to completion.

For Higher Education:

SOC provides software and services to scale experiential learning & high-impact practices across campus

Assessment

We must first identify what we want students to learn, before we can know if learning takes place. SOC offers best-practices and best-in-class assessment materials and training at the program, course, and individual SLO level.

Data

We believe in focusing on better use of data to drive change. This entails building a robust data infrastructure that enables campuses to analyze disaggregated student participation and outcomes data.

Equity

We help you implement equitable experiential education that expands access and allows the scaling of high-quality experiential education that is accessible and relevant to your students.

Strategy

We help you build a holistic student success strategy, integrated with your institution’s mission and values. Effective experiential opportunities are implemented strategically to assure quality and promote equitable participation.

Foundations

We start by reviewing the foundational research on why experiential education matters and ensuring that the team has common language and definitions.

Professional Development

Creative professional development is a critical component of a successful strategy. We offer best-in-class HIPs professional development services and connect you to a network of national experts.

Curriculum Development

We develop research-based curriculum and classroom materials, customized to your unique institution, department, and course to ensure students’ learning and success