# Study.com

> Study.com is a Mountain View-based online learning platform that breaks subjects into short, animated video lessons and college-credit-eligible courses. Founded in 2002 by Adrian Ridner and Ben Wilson, it now serves more than 30 million learners, teachers and working adults each month, with one of the largest catalogs of ACE-approved courses of any provider. Its mission is to make education accessible and affordable - especially for the underserved students its founder once was.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Mountain View, California, United States
- **Founders:** Adrian Ridner (CEO & Co-Founder), Ben Wilson (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 4,100 employees
- **Products:** Study.com Courses & Video Lessons, College Saver / College Accelerator, Keys to College, Keys to the Classroom, Working Scholars
- **Notable:** Built one of the largest catalogs of ACE-approved college-credit courses of any provider, Serves 30M+ learners and educators monthly across 11,000+ schools, Students have earned and transferred 470,000+ college credits, saving an estimated $475M in tuition

## Products & services

- **Study.com Courses & Video Lessons** — More than 4,500 courses and 79,000 short, animated video lessons across K-12, college subjects and test prep, created by instructors and subject-matter experts.
- **College Saver / College Accelerator** — ACE- and NCCRS-recommended online courses that earn real college credit transferable to roughly 1,500 colleges and universities for a monthly membership fee.
- **Keys to College** — National initiative offering working adults a flexible, affordable, accelerated pathway to a bachelor's degree, with a goal of saving students billions in tuition.
- **Keys to the Classroom** — Program helping aspiring teachers prepare for and pass certification exams to address nationwide teacher shortages.
- **Working Scholars** — Accelerated, low- to no-debt pathway to a bachelor's degree for working adults, expanded across dozens of U.S. cities.
- **Test Prep** — Preparation courses and practice for certification, licensure and standardized exams.

## Achievements

- Built one of the largest catalogs of ACE-approved college-credit courses of any provider
- Serves 30M+ learners and educators monthly across 11,000+ schools
- Students have earned and transferred 470,000+ college credits, saving an estimated $475M in tuition
- Launched Keys to College (2025) targeting billions in tuition savings
- Created the Working Scholars program offering low- to no-debt bachelor's pathways

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Launched 'Keys to College' national initiative aiming to save students $1 billion (later framed as $5 billion by 2030) in tuition, with partners including UMass Global, Educators Rising and Latinos for Education.
- **2025-01** — Expanded AI-powered learning tools and positioned the platform around workforce-aligned, AI-ready skills and credentials.

## Links

- Website: https://study.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/studydotcom
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/studydotcom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Studycomvideo
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/studydotcom/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/StudyDotCom
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@study.com

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Last updated: 2026-06-01