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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Students fill up online classes, not tanks - COLBY SLEDGE, The Tennessean
Want to know the great thing about the Internet? It doesn't run on gas. That's what commuting students increasingly are considering as online registration at university and community colleges rises while gas prices soar. The Tennessee Board of Regents has seen online registration jump 29 percent this summer compared with last summer, and is looking at a 20 percent increase for fall. Online registration had been averaging a 7-10 percent increaseyear over year, said Robbie Melton, associate vice chancellor for the Regents. Melton is in charge of online and distance learning for the system, which includes six universities and the state's 13 community colleges. Melton has noticed a common theme among students signing up for online classes, and it has more to do with pocketbooks than textbooks. "When they call, they keep saying, 'The gas prices, it's just unbelievable,' " Melton said.
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