Online Learning Update

April 29, 2010

Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:01 am

By Dennis Carter, eSchool News

Distance-learning enrollment in American community colleges jumped by 22 percent during the 2008-09 academic year, an increase fueled in part by an influx of nontraditional students who require the flexibility of online courses, according to a survey conducted by the Instructional Technology Council (ITC). The ITC, which is affiliated with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), collected 226 responses from community colleges in its annual survey, “Trends in eLearning: Tracking the Impact of eLearning at Community Colleges,” which revealed the 2008-09 increase in online enrollment. Last year’s ITC survey reported an 11-percent uptick in web-based class enrollment at community colleges.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/04/16/community-colleges-turn-to-online-classes-as-enrollments-spike/

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