September 12, 2008

A Texas Company Sees Online Learning as Growth Industry in Latin America

By MONICA CAMPBELL

Whitney International, which owns institutions in in Colombia and Brazil, plans to expand its low-cost programs

Jhon Harold Peña works in the stockroom of a country club. His wife, Marta Castiblanco, cleans guest rooms. Those are the types of jobs many cling to here in this small town set among rolling hills, a place where wealthy residents of Bogotá, a two-hour drive away, escape to enjoy resorts and good weather.

But the young couple is anxious for change. So