# Higher Learning Technologies

> Higher Learning Technologies is a Coralville, Iowa company that builds mobile test-prep apps for people trying to pass high-stakes licensure exams - nursing, dental, medical, and military. Founded in 2012 by Alec Whitters after a bad night studying paper flashcards for his dental boards, the company makes the top-grossing nursing exam app and has grown into a platform used by students in nearly 200 countries, all built far from Silicon Valley.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Coralville, Iowa, United States
- **Founders:** Alec Whitters (CEO / Co-founder), Adam Keune (Co-founder / Chief People Officer), Benjamin O'Connor (Co-founder / CFO)
- **Team size:** ~45-53 employees
- **Products:** NCLEX Mastery (RN & PN), TEAS Mastery, Dental Mastery apps (INBDE, NBDHE, DAT, Dental Anatomy), Medical & allied-health apps (PANCE, PTCB, ACLS, ECG, Surg Tech), ASVAB Mastery
- **Notable:** NCLEX Mastery was the #1 grossing education app on both the App Store and Google Play in 2015, Two-time Mobile App of the Year winner, Founder Alec Whitters named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Education), 2017

## Products & services

- **NCLEX Mastery (RN & PN)** — Mobile prep for the nursing licensure exam; the app that put HLT on the map and the top-grossing education app across the App Store and Google Play in 2015.
- **TEAS Mastery** — Prep for the Test of Essential Academic Skills, the nursing-school entrance exam.
- **Dental Mastery apps (INBDE, NBDHE, DAT, Dental Anatomy)** — Exam prep and reference for dental students and hygienists - the category HLT's founder came from.
- **Medical & allied-health apps (PANCE, PTCB, ACLS, ECG, Surg Tech)** — Prep for physician assistant, pharmacy tech, and clinical certification exams.
- **ASVAB Mastery** — Prep for the U.S. military entrance exam.
- **Mastery platform (hltmastery.com)** — The unified adaptive-learning platform hosting 40+ apps with practice questions, spaced repetition, and progress tracking.

## Achievements

- NCLEX Mastery was the #1 grossing education app on both the App Store and Google Play in 2015
- Two-time Mobile App of the Year winner
- Founder Alec Whitters named to Forbes 30 Under 30 (Education), 2017
- Named overall winner of the Corridor's 'Coolest Places to Work' competition (2015)
- Grew to 40+ apps and 10M+ downloads with students in 192 countries
- Over 2 billion practice questions answered on the platform

## Latest updates

- **2023-05** — Company reports 27M+ students served and over 50,000 daily app launches across its Mastery platform.
- **2020-01** — Consolidated its 40+ apps under the unified 'Mastery' brand and platform at hltmastery.com.
- **2017-07** — Raised an $8M round led by Next Level Ventures to expand its catalog of exam-prep apps.

## Links

- Website: https://hltcorp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/higher-learning-technologies
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HigherLearnTech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hltcorp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HigherLearningTechnologies/

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