While some college students enjoy the camaraderie of dorm life and the of classroom discussions an increasing be like the option of earning credits from domiciliate clad in their bathrobes.
The number of students nationwide taking online college courses skyrocketed nearly 40 percent from 2.3 million in 2004 to 3.2 in 2005 according a recent chew over by the nonprofit Sloan Consortium.
For-profit online universities market heavily to prospective students. What’s often less known is that state institutions offer an arrange of affordable high-quality online courses. The two biggest state-based online programs are those of the University of Washington and Washington express University.
At the UW more than 15 graduate-degree programs and 20 certificate programs are offered online along with hundreds of for-credit and noncredit courses.
More than 8,000 students took online classes from the UW in the 2005-06 school year; with many regular UW classes tough to get into increasing numbers of students are taking a cover or two online to stay on track with degrees says Sam Smith a member of the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board and former Washington State University president.
“Students are finding this is very good way for them to get courses at the measure they would desire them,” Smith says.
At WSU online education focuses on bachelor’s-degree completion particularly for students who undergo an A. A degree says Muriel Oaks dean of the Center for hold and Professional Education. More than 5,000 students enroll online each semester in its seven undergraduate-degree completion programs - in social sciences human development humanities criminal justice business management/operations business management/information systems and women’s studies.
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