by Lisa Thornton, the Charlotte Observer
“They’re more popular, and (the university is) adding online classes every semester,” Catherine Duncan, a graduate assistant at the UNC Charlotte University Center for Academic Excellence, said of UNCC’s online course offerings. Duncan teaches workshops for students interested in learning more about online classes. The next workshop will be offered 2 p.m. Nov. 9 on the third floor of the Fretwell Building. “Not having to commute, not having to manage getting to class, the prices of parking permits – I think that’s a draw for some of the students,” said Duncan. Taking online classes eliminates most of the fees students who attend traditional classes must pay. For example, a semester of 12 or more credit hours taken through online courses would cost $1,320 in tuition; adding fees, the total would come to $1,500.50. But a semester of 12 credit hours of traditional classes on the main campus would be $1,620 in tuition, for a total of $2,720 including fees.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/06/2746195/lower-costs-and-convenience-drive.html
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