WAMC New York News
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Enrollment In Online Programs On The Rise
(2008-12-17)
(WAMC) - The National Science Foundation has found that enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities rose from 12.7 million students in 1986, to 16.9 million in 2004. The foundation projects a similar level of growth over the coming years. As the demand for higher education has grown in America, institutions have looked to technology to make learning more accessible to prospective students. The result has been a method of learning that's growing in popularity, in which course work is completed online. WAMC's Steve Felano reports...


Organizations discussed in this report:

State University of New York at Albany - www.albany.edu
University of Phoenix - www.phoenix.edu
Sloan Consortium - www.sloan-c.org
United States Distance Learning Association - www.usdla.org
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