Company's Survey Suggests Strong Growth Potential for Online Education

By DAN CARNEVALE

The online-education market has the potential to grow significantly, with about half of prospective college students interested in earning a degree online, according to a survey conducted by Eduventures Inc.

Eduventures, an education-consulting company, surveyed 2,000 people across the United States who indicated they were planning to attend college. Of those, 19 percent said they wanted to earn a degree completely online, 18 percent wanted to enroll in a program that was primarily