PeopleGrove Acquires Student Opportunity Center
April 12, 2023
PeopleGrove, a Career Access Platform provider, has acquired Student Opportunity Center (SOC), a leading provider of experiential learning and High-Impact Practices (HIPs) services for higher education. The deal integrates SOC's experiential learning expertise into PeopleGrove's platform to expand capability for universities, and SOC CEO Chris Freire will join PeopleGrove as Vice President of Experiential Learning.
- Buyers
- PeopleGrove
- Targets
- Student Opportunity Center
- Platforms
- PeopleGrove
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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