Rock Island, IL - The Quad Cities GradCenter is pleased to announce the launching of their new website, including a version specially formatted for Internet-enabled cell phones or smart devices. The new mobile site went "live" as part of a complete GradCenter Website redesign. The new site includes features that make it easy for users to access course information, including class schedules, a comprehensive listing of available degrees and certificates, as well as links to and information about member institutions.

"To our knowledge, we are among the first organizations of our kind to provide a seamless website format for mobile users," says GradCenter Director Marti Clyde. "We're excited to be able to share detailed course and schedule information in a way that is so accessible. We think that making interaction so easy is a definite plus for both prospective and current students as well as member institutions."

To access the site, mobile device users simply enter the existing GradCenter address, www.gradcenter.org. The website version formatted specifically for mobile device browsers will appear automatically.

The Quad-Cities Graduate Study Center (GradCenter) is a publicly funded academic consortium of 10 colleges and universities. The GradCenter facilitates graduate degree programs, graduate non-degree courses, and continuing professional education comparable to on-campus programs and courses for the Quad-Cities area. The GradCenter was incorporated in 1969 as a not-for-profit organization and has had the continued support of the Board of Regents-State of Iowa, the Illinois Board of Higher Education, and the Quad-Cities community. Member institutions include Drake University, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, Northern Illinois University, Saint Xavier University, Ambrose University, the University of Illinois, the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, and Western Illinois University.

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