Release Timing: Generally Available on September 15, 2026 as an optional Account Setting
Regional Availability: US
Customer Type: Higher Education
Available with: Parchment Course Sharing
Key Takeaway:
Collaborative Programs in Parchment Course Sharing lets groups of institutions create shared academic programs that expand learning opportunities beyond what one school can offer alone. Administrators can manage programs from one place, while learners get a seamless discovery and cross-enrollment experience.
Creating and managing shared academic programs across institutions often means extensive manual coordination for administrators and limited visibility into which courses fulfill program requirements for learners. The result is more administrative burden and greater risk of learner confusion, unnecessary course enrollment, and delayed progress.
New Collaborative Programs streamlines this work within Parchment Course Sharing by adding the following improvements:
- Partnerships and Collaboratives Administrator section
- Role-based Administrator visibility
- Collaborative Manager role
- Collaborative Contributor role
- Collaborative creation and program management
- Program requirement components
- Learner program discovery, course matching, and cross-enrollment
Together, these capabilities make shared academic programs easier to manage and easier for learners to navigate. Institutions can expand academic opportunity through collaboration while giving learners a clearer path to find the right courses and stay on track toward their credential.
Administrative Highlights:
- Enablement: This feature is enabled by a Parchment account administrator at the request of the primary customer contact.
- Default Status: Off. Upon request, Parchment activates the feature and then assigns an existing customer administrator the Collaborative Manager role.
- Configuration: The Collaborative Manager configures collaboratives and programs, designating Collaborative Contributors from each participating institution to map specific courses to program requirements.
- API or LTI Impact: None.
Resources:
Collaborative Programs FAQ
Course Sharing Collaborative Programs Admin Overview Video
Creating a Course Sharing Collaborative Admin Video
Course Sharing Collaborative Programs Learner Experience Video
Additional resources coming soon
