Few institutions rebuild from the ground up.
New Designs' first products are designed to assist community colleges, technical colleges and private proprietary schools in continuing to improve, given their current design and local context. The approximately 1,200 public technical institutes and colleges and community colleges, and the 3,000 private proprietary schools in the United States offer a wide variety of programs culminating in certificates, diplomas and associate degrees. These target groups were involved in the project development and operation, and in reporting and dissemination plans. The New Designs process includes a design process, design specifications, and exemplary new designs, described below. The process also insures careful alignment of all major components of the institution in order to gain high quality and efficiency.