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About

The John Dee Bright College provides affordable access to Drake excellence to ambitious, creative, high-achieving learners who want to do college differently. Through high-impact interdisciplinary, collaborative earning as part of a close-knit cohort of peers. Bright College students prepare themselves for ongoing educational attachment and career success.

Cohort-based Structure
Bright College students learn as a part of a cohort—a team of classmates they will work with to take on real-world challenges and solve problems creatively, collaboratively, and effectively.

High-impact experiences
They will gain the foundational knowledge in core subject areas, like humanities, STEM, and the arts, and will apply that knowledge in relevant, high-impact ways through hands-on experience.

Accelerator for career development
Bright College degrees focus on higher-order, transferable skills including critical thinking, systems literacy, intercultural understanding, collaborative problem-solving, and effective communication.

Questions? Reach out to Grace Wenzel, Associate Director of Undergraduate Admission and Bright College Recruitment.
grace.wenzel@pronewport.com
515-271-2091