Partner with
America’s First Scholars’ Studio™
Tenderfoot Co. partners selectively with mission-aligned institutions, employers, and community organizations committed to providing environmental support that strengthens academic success and continued learning for out-of-state, fully online, and hybrid adult learners.
Why Institutions Partner with Tenderfoot Co.
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Institutions partner with Tenderfoot Co. to support student success beyond enrollment, maintain meaningful connection with out-of-state learners, and gain ethical, aggregate insights that inform future student support.
What Your Support Funds
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​Institutional support makes it possible for sponsored learners to access Scholars’ Studios™, purpose-built, campus-equivalent academic environments designed for focused study, live virtual classes, and sustained academic work. Depending on the pilot scope, support may also include an optional short-duration child-watch to help student parents participate more fully in learning.
Who Sponsors Scholars’ Studios™
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Tenderfoot Co. works with a range of mission-aligned partners, including colleges and universities, trade and technical programs, employers and businesses, workforce development agencies, healthcare systems, veteran-serving organizations, foundations, and community partners.
Partnerships are formed selectively and based on alignment, learner population fit, and capacity.
Sponsorship Models
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Partnerships may take the form of pilot underwriting, sponsored learner access, or exploratory collaboration, depending on organizational goals and readiness. All partnerships are intentionally limited in scope, low-risk, and designed to support learning and evaluation before any long-term commitment.
Tenderfoot Co. does not provide instruction, confer credit, or participate in accreditation or admissions activity.
Why Tenderfoot Co. Scholars’ Studios™ ?
Tenderfoot Co. is a Public Benefit Corporation providing non-instructional, non-accrediting academic infrastructure that complements existing institutional services. Our work is focused on access, persistence, and equity, restoring the physical learning environments that fully online and hybrid students are expected to succeed without.
About the Founders
Tenderfoot Co. is led by founders with lived experience as nontraditional learners, veterans, and working professionals. The company combines academic insight, operational discipline, and a deep commitment to expanding access to campus-equivalent learning environments for modern learners.