Put Your College In Front Of Future Students
Universities use College Pipeline to recruit from schools in their region. Community and technical colleges use Spotlight to appear in the lab and in CareerStack™.
- 125,000+ students since 2015
- 20,000+ students a year
- 125+ districts
- Grades 4 to 12
A recruitment pipeline from the schools in your region
Universities fund K-12 outreach as a recruitment pipeline. College Pipeline puts the institution in front of students in its region while they explore careers. The program is lab days in the region.
Lab days in your region
The ask is a multi-year outreach contract.
1The lab comes to the region
A mobile lab parks at schools in your region. Students do not bus to your campus.
How a lab day works →
2Students build in the lab
Each student codes robot cars, flies drones and wires circuits.
3Next steps after the visit
Students can keep exploring in CareerStack™. Community and technical colleges can add their name on the lab wall through Spotlight.
Spotlight for community colleges →CareerStack™ →University of West Alabama
University of West Alabama
Through FY2025: more than 400+ Onsite Field Trips, 80 schools, 24 counties, about 21,500 through FY2025 student experiences and 425 teachers trained.
Read the UWA case study →A funder since 2015
Virginia Tech is among the organizations that have funded Betabox. The public funder list is on the industry page.
Who funds Betabox →What the lab day shows
The Vela Institute, an independent evaluator, studied Onsite Field Trips. Student content knowledge rose from 41% to 53% after one visit.
Get the evaluation report →These UWA figures are one partner's published results. They are not a default package for every college.
Spotlight
Spotlight puts your college or program inside Betabox mobile labs and in CareerStack™, right when local students are choosing what to explore next.
In the lab
Your programs on the wall of the mobile lab during Onsite Field Trips in your region.
In CareerStack™
Your programs listed where students go after the visit to pick their next steps.
Reach students before they build their college list.
Start early
Students meet your programs while their hands are on drones, robots and code, years before the application season gets crowded.
From classroom to career
After the visit, students reflect in CareerStack™ and see your programs as a next step they can take close to home.
Stay local
Choose the counties you serve. Your programs show up for students in your service area.
Show up across the counties you serve.
Betabox mobile labs visit schools across the Southeast, in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee and Alabama. Up to 125 students a day learn hands-on in one lab.
- Community colleges
- Technical colleges
- Workforce boards
- Employers
- Apprenticeship programs
- CTE and certification programs
Three steps to your spot.
- 1
Pick your counties
Tell us the service area you want to reach.
- 2
Pick your terms
A semester or a full year.
- 3
Meet students where they explore
Your programs appear in the lab and in CareerStack™, and you get a record of the sessions, districts and schools in your region.
Talk to Betabox about your region.
See which counties are open and how Spotlight fits your enrollment plan.
Help every student see a future close to home.
Explore other ways to work with Betabox
Questions about College Pipeline
- Who is this for?
- University admissions and recruitment teams, and community colleges, technical colleges, workforce boards, employers, apprenticeship programs, and CTE and certification programs. Universities use the regional lab program. Community and technical colleges use Spotlight, placement in the lab and in CareerStack™, on this page.
- Where does Betabox serve?
- Betabox serves schools across the Southeast, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama.
- What does a lab day look like?
- A 35-foot mobile lab comes to the school. Students code robot cars, fly drones and wire circuits. Up to 125 students a day take part, in class-sized sessions.
- Can we measure outreach?
- You can look at student reach, career exposure, and next steps in CareerStack™. The University of West Alabama case study reports Onsite Field Trip days, schools, counties, student experiences, and teachers trained.
- How do we start?
- Book an Industry Partnerships call. A university program is a multi-year outreach contract. Spotlight runs for a semester or a full year.