By Brian Bethel, Abilene Reporter-News
Some public universities in Texas have turned to private companies to help bump up the number of students taking online classes. The Dallas Morning News reported Monday that the University of Texas at Arlington has used Dallas-based Academic Partnerships for education and nursing programs. The company markets the program, recruits students, provides the online platform and takes at least 50 percent of the tuition costs. UTA provides the instructors. There are few local colleges — Abilene Christian University and Hardin-Simmons University — that use external companies to market their online courses. But even if they don’t, Abilene’s higher education institutions all said online courses play a significant role in their future plans — and letting prospective students know about them is key.
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