Assessing Rural Education Assets and Strengths (AREAS)

The Assessing Rural Education Assets and Strengths (AREAS) Consortium of rural colleges and universities investigates the programs, policies, and practices that improve rural college students’ outcomes in higher education and facilitate rural college students’ successful transitions to the workforce. We center the experiences of rural college students through collaboration, advocacy, and knowledge generation.

The AREAS Consortium is based at the University of Idaho and funded by the Ascendium Education Group in partnership with the American Institutes for Research.