By Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed
Using newly available federal and state-by-state data, an analyst explores states’ embrace of fully online learning and whether it drives adult students’ access and success. Using federal data on online enrollments, prices and completions, as well as state-by-state data from the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements, Garrett made the case that online education has helped to suppress the tuition prices adult students are paying, and that colleges that enroll many students online are significantly increasing access to higher education for adult students. But the data also show that students at those institutions graduate at sharply lower rates than do those at institutions where in-person and blended modes of learning dominate.
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