July 18, 2008

$4-a-Gallon Gas Drives More Students to Online Courses

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

For Christy LaBadie, a sophomore at Northampton Community College, the 30-minute drive from her home to the campus has become a financial hardship now that a gallon of gasoline costs more than $4. So this term, she decided to take an online course to save herself the trip — and the money.

"I would prefer to actually go to school and be there to do it," says Ms. LaBadie, a single mother working toward a degree in medical administration. "But it's hard enough paying tuition,

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