PeopleGrove acquires Student Opportunity Center, creating the first comprehensive, one-stop solution to amplify a learner's career access journey.

PeopleGrove named "enhanced Curriculum Solution Provider of the Year" in 2026 EdTech Breakthrough Awards program. By Ashley Spain July 16, 2026 WARWICK, R.I.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-PeopleGrove, the leading SaaS platform for experiential learning and engagement in higher education, today announced that it has been selected as the winner of the "Enhanced Curriculum Solution Provider of the Year" award in the 8th annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program. Conducted by EdTech Breakthrough, the program recognizes the most innovative companies and solutions shaping the future of education technology. To us, enhanced curriculum means mentorship, career readiness, and the infrastructure that makes experiential learning measurable from day one and prepares practitioners to strengthen the communities they serve. Dawn Hiles PeopleGrove Selected from more than 3,000 nominations globally, the award recognizes PeopleGrove's comprehensive platform, CORE by PeopleGrove. The platform is designed to help colleges and universities manage experiential and clinical education, assess competencies, strengthen accreditation readiness, and demonstrate measurable learner and program outcomes. "When we think about enhanced curriculum, we think beyond the classroom," said Dawn Hiles, CEO of PeopleGrove. "We think about the nursing student stepping into a hospital for a clinical rotation, the future teacher leading a classroom, or the counseling student working directly with clients. Those moments don't just build a resume - they build the confidence and competence students carry into their first job and every job after. To us, enhanced curriculum means mentorship, career readiness, and the infrastructure that makes experiential learning measurable from day one and prepares practitioners to strengthen the communities they serve." Experiential learning has always been foundational to student success, but the expectations around how programs manage, measure, and report on it have grown considerably. PeopleGrove provides the infrastructure that institutions need to coordinate these experiences at scale while ensuring learning outcomes remain measurable and aligned to program goals. Recent innovation within PeopleGrove's CORE platform has focused on helping programs better measure and demonstrate outcomes through enhanced competency mapping, AI-assisted curriculum gap analysis, and real-time accreditation reporting. About PeopleGrove. PeopleGrove empowers colleges and universities to deliver meaningful engagement and hands-on learning that drives measurable outcomes for students, alumni, programs, and institutions. From mentorship and career readiness to clinical placements and competency management, PeopleGrove helps institutions improve student preparedness, meet accreditation standards, and prove program effectiveness. The platform supports over 500 institutions and 750+ academic programs, including 98% of key clinical programs in the United States. Learn how PeopleGrove is shaping the future with a comprehensive suite of solutions across the entire learner lifecycle, from student and alumni engagement to clinical experiential education, mentorship, and career readiness. Learn more at PeopleGrove.com. Follow us on LinkedIn. About EdTech Breakthrough. Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the EdTech Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in educational technology products, companies and people. The EdTech Breakthrough Awards provide a platform for public recognition around the achievements of breakthrough educational technology in categories including remote learning, student engagement, school administration, career preparation, language learning, STEM education and more. For more information, visit EdTechBreakthrough.com. Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.