A Catalyst in the Making: The Future of the Education Ecosystem
Blockchain isn’t easy, but finding reliable, accessible blockchain education shouldn’t be insanely hard.
Kingsland University — School of Blockchain was born out of necessity. We have a future to welcome and a world to save, but there’s not enough people who can build a brighter future on blockchain. It’s a timely issue; funded ICOs are facing irrelevance and momentous losses if companies can’t build out their teams with well-trained devs.
Kingsland wants to see the blockchain ecosystem thrive, which means populating it with skilled engineers. And we’ve already gotten started: with industry leaders on our side, we cultivated a rigorous curriculum for the mass of developers looking to become highly skilled blockchain engineers, and we’re seating cohorts all over the world. We’re thriving.
But for students, we know that higher education, in all its forms, drags a series of hurdles with it: acceptance into an institution’s courses, associated educational cost, job prospects after graduation, among others.
Among the innumerable attributes of blockchain, broadening global accessibility is of importance. If we can’t do that for our students throughout our educational model, then we’d be failing the integrity of the technology we teach.
We should walk the walk. And we do. For Kingsland, this comes comes through our SACS-CASI accreditation that allows our students access to Title IV and Title IX funding. But what about students outside the US? We’re a global education provider — how do we offer equitable access to our programs?
Through ACAD.
What is ACAD?
ACAD — Academy Token — is a utility token on the Ethereum blockchain that brings ease and accessibility into higher education. Kingsland shares and prioritizes these values, positioning ACAD to function harmoniously alongside Kingsland’s dedication to preserving this ecosystem and ensuring its successful future.
An integral facet of ACAD is its ability to provide unparalleled cohesion with the blockchain space. Students who utilize the token are actively involved in the blockchain ecosystem during their education. And because we accept ACAD as payment from our Kingsland student developers, ACAD’s industry alignment begins to pay off for them almost immediately, beginning before they even set foot in a classroom, digital or otherwise.
ACAD is the token form of a VIP pass.
It comes with a built-in advantage that is increasingly crucial for prospective students: Within 30 days of Kingsland’s online interest form being created, roughly 3,500 developers put their names on a waitlist for our immersive blockchain program. Exponentially more developers are interested in our courses than we can accommodate, making placement in one of our cohorts highly competitive. One of the principle perks of utilizing ACAD during a student’s relationship with Kingsland starts at this juncture: Student developers paying with ACAD get priority course placement into our limited and highly coveted cohort seats, making it easier for an ACAD-holding student to initiate their renaissance as a blockchain developer.
Recognizing and cultivating greatness is key to our mission at Kingsland University. We identify the most promising, talented students for our programs. We pinpoint innovative blockchain startups worthy of support. And we have recognized Academy Token as a singularly excellent blockchain initiative in higher education.
