Aprenda is a conceptual web application designed for current and potential students. It features sections for finding a degree program, finding classes, applying for jobs, managing finances, and monitoring trends. As the Lumina Foundation has specified, Aprenda makes it a user-friendly program choosing interface a priority. Aprenda offers the ability to compare multiple programs, see their payoff, and see their classes. The application uses a “cart” metaphor that allows students to enroll, add courses to their cart, and checkout. This familiar process is designed to be quick and intuitive for any student user. In addition to programmed utility, the application features sections where students can ask questions and view other students’ questions and answers.
Lumina is an independent, private foundation committed to increasing the proportion of Americans who have high-quality, college-level learning. Their mission is defined by a specific goal: to increase the proportion of Americans with high-quality college degrees, certificates and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina’s outcomes-based approach focuses on helping to design and build an accessible, responsive and accountable higher education system while fostering a national sense of urgency to achieve this goal, known as Goal 2025.