Campus Connecté Romans

Name

Campus Connecté Romans

Legal name

Campus Connecté Romans

Website

https://campusconnecteromans.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA)

Keywords

• Distance learning support
• Third-place learning
• Student coaching services
• Coworking study space
• University accompaniment

Headquarters

HQ city

Romans-sur-Isère

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Administrative membership fees: Annual administrative registration fees charged to students: 50 euros/year for residents of Romans-sur-Isère, 100 euros/year for non-residents. These fees include membership to the association Accés Université Populaire de Romans, which also provides access to the full programming of the Université Populaire at half-price.
2. Mécénat / Corporate sponsorship: The campus receives financial and in-kind support from 10 corporate sponsors (mécènes) based in the Romans area. The sponsorship program is coordinated by the Ville de Romans and supported by the Fondation Breakpoverty. Donations are facilitated through the MécénatRomans platform.
3. Government funding (PIA): The operation has been supported since 2020 by the French State under the 'Territoires d'innovation pédagogique' action of the Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir (PIA), operated by the Caisse des Dépôts. Additional public funding comes from the Ville de Romans-sur-Isère and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Campus Connecté Romans operates a physical third-place (tiers-lieu) for post-bac distance learning students in the Valence/Romans agglomeration. It provides equipped workspace (30 connected workstations), personalized coaching on learning strategies and orientation, and access to Université Grenoble Alpes student services via a hosted student card. Students remain enrolled with their chosen distance learning institution (CNED, universities) while receiving in-person accompaniment at the campus.

Product overview

Campus Connecté Romans operates as a unified support service for distance learning students, combining physical workspace access (30 workstations), personalized student accompaniment, and collective methodological workshops. The core offering is the student support service which integrates regular individual follow-up, administrative assistance, and learning strategy development. Additional modules include access to UGA student services via a hosted student card, and peer-based collective activities that foster social connection and transversal skill development. The organization does not dispense its own courses but serves as a facilitation layer between students and their registered distance learning institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Distance Learning Student Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 student capacity in a central historic location
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2020UGA is the primary academic partner of Campus Connecté Romans. Through this partnership, every student enrolled at the campus receives a hosted student card (carte d'étudiant hébergé) from UGA, granting them access to the full suite of university student services (library, sports, cultural activities) as if they were studying on the Grenoble or Valence campus. The campus is co-piloted by UGA in collaboration with the Rectorat de l'Académie de Grenoble.
• Campus Connectés of Saint-Marcellin, Aubenas, and PrivasminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Campus Connecté Romans collaborates regionally with neighboring Campus Connectés in Saint-Marcellin (Isère), Aubenas and Privas (Ardèche). All are partners of Université Grenoble Alpes, enabling mutual referral and the exchange of best practices within the national network.
• Accés Université Populaire de RomanscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Accés Université Populaire de Romans is the operational partner that runs the Campus Connecté Romans day-to-day. The association, active since 1987, brings its expertise in adult education and popular education to animate the project through its permanent team. The campus membership includes adhesion to this association and access to its programming at half price.
• Ville de Romans-sur-IsèrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The Ville de Romans-sur-Isère initiated the Campus Connecté project in 2018 and serves as the responsible public entity. It funds the project, coordinates the sponsorship network, and provides institutional support. The mayor, Marie-Hélène Thoraval, has publicly endorsed the campus.
• Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de l'InnovationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Higher Education and Innovation officially labeled the Campus Connecté de Romans in September 2020. This labeling places the campus within the national network of 89 Campus Connectés and enables access to PIA funding.
• VALCOMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVALCOM produced a series of portrait videos of students, sponsors, and the mayor as part of the campus's sponsorship (mécénat) partnership program. These videos are used for marketing and community engagement purposes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: National vocational training provider offering blended physical and distance learning for career changers. Comparable target segment (reskilling, professional reconversion) but operates at much larger scale across France.
• CNED (Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance): France's national distance education provider under the Ministry of Education. Provides the digital learning infrastructure (BTS, Licence, etc.) that Campus Connecté Romans' students use; Campus Connecté adds an in-person support layer on top of CNED programs.
• GRETA (GRoupement d'ETAblissements): Network of public continuing-education groupings attached to lycées. Provides adult vocational training with both in-person and distance formats; comparable audience of adult learners seeking qualifications.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): Major French higher education institution specializing in continuing education and distance learning for working adults. Overlaps with Campus Connecté Romans on the adult-learner / career-changer segment.

Others

• Accès Université Populaire de Romans: Operational association running Campus Connecté Romans day-to-day since 2018. Sister associative entity under the parent Ville de Romans; provides the operational team and educational animation.
• France Travail (Pôle Emploi): French national employment agency. Referrer partner for Campus Connecté Romans' jobseeker segment; not a peer but an ecosystem player that funnels career-changers to the campus.

Direct peers

• Campus Connecté Privas: Peer Campus Connecté in Ardèche, part of the same UGA-affiliated network. Comparable third-place coworking model targeting DAEU/BTS/Licence distance learners.
• Campus Connecté Aubenas: Peer Campus Connecté in Ardèche, also partnered with UGA. Operates the same tiers-lieu support model for distance learning students in an underserved rural agglomeration.
• Campus Connecté Saint-Marcellin: Peer Campus Connecté in the same national network, also partnered with UGA, serving distance learners in a similar semi-rural Isère territory. Directly comparable third-place model with shared Ministry labeling and PIA funding stream.

Emerging players

• OpenClassrooms: France-based online education platform offering diplômania-recognized bachelors and masters in tech and business. Competes for the same distance-learner audience but delivers fully digitally, without a physical support layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/campus-connecte-romans

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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