April 5, 2002

Colorado Commission Rules Against State Subsidies for Packaged Telecourses

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Community-college officials in Colorado are upset by new guidelines that prohibit state subsidies for packaged televised courses, which thousands of Colorado students have taken in the past year.

The guidelines, issued by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, allow continued state subsidies for Internet courses and interactive-television courses in defining what courses and programs are eligible for state support.

Community-college officials describe the new rules

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