Coastline College Goes Live with Regent Award for Competency-Based Education (CBE)
- Heather Harman
- Oct 6, 2025
- 3 min read
Regent Award delivers the financial aid capabilities needed to support Coastline’s direct assessment, subscription-model competency-based education programs
October 7, 2025, Frederick, MD - Regent Education, a leader in SaaS-based financial aid and fund management solutions, announced today that Coastline College is live with Regent Award. The new financial aid management solution (FAM) enables Coastline to address the complex requirements of Pace+, the college’s direct assessment, subscription-model competency-based education (CBE) program.
Coastline College’s vision was to implement a CBE program that provided the most flexibility possible for their students. But they understood that putting students at the center of their decision added complexity and changed the conversation as it related to system support. Direct assessment, subscription-based CBE offered unmatched flexibility for students when compared with other models, yet it was the most disruptive form of CBE to administer.
“Implementing CBE was really challenging at first because no other schools in the California Community College system had ever implemented CBE or a subscription-based model,” said Nathaniel Harrison, Interim Dean of Innovative Learning, Coastline College. “We kept asking each other “How do we do this?” and “Is this going to work?”
After evaluating various solution options, including Coastline’s existing financial aid management solution, it became clear that Regent Award was the only FAM that delivered the flexibility and functionality needed to support Coastline’s Pace+ CBE program.
Regent Award is a cloud-based, holistic suite of financial aid management solutions that automates the packaging and repackaging of financial aid for CBE programs across standard and non-standard terms, subscription periods, and non-term enrollment models. Using Regent Award, institutions can grow enrollment, reduce manual effort, and deliver the flexibility students expect.
In partnership with Regent Education, Coastline College implemented Regent Award for its Pace+ CBE program. The project was complex and required tight collaboration and coordination across financial aid, enrollment services, and IT.
“We were really impressed by Regent Education’s flexibility, especially when we needed to move our deadlines back,” said Harrison.
Looking ahead, Coastline wants to extend its CBE model to additional programs and degrees to meet student demands for greater flexibility in how they pursue their education.
“Congratulations to Coastline College on their successful go-live of Regent Award,” said Jim Hermens, CEO, Regent Education. “We admire Coastline’s commitment to putting students at the center of their decision-making, even if that means introducing more operational complexity, and are thrilled to be their partner in the successful rollout of the Pace+ CBE program.”
To hear more about Coastline College’s Pace+ CBE program and implementation of Regent Award, please join us for the following session at CBExchange ”From Concept to Impact: Bringing a Competency-Based Education Program to Life” on November 12th at 11:35am.
About Coastline Community College
Coastline College, a leader in distance learning and innovative education, is committed to providing accessible and flexible learning opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds. With a focus on student success, workforce development, and academic excellence, Coastline College continues to pave the way for the future of education.
About Regent Education
Regent Education enables colleges and universities to simplify and automate the management of the most complex financial aid scenarios, maximize institutional scholarship dollars, eliminate enrollment barriers, and exceed enrollment goals. With a sole focus on financial aid, Regent Education delivers a holistic suite of SIS-agnostic, cloud-based solutions designed to meet an institution’s scholarship and financial aid needs across multiple enrollment and educational models. Learn more at www.regenteducation.com.
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