Online Education Continues to Grow, Report Says

The Sloan Consortium released a new report this month highlighting continued growth in online education.

Enrollment in online programs shows no signs of flattening, according to the report, "Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006." Students, especially older ones, are still attracted to the convenience of completing their degrees over the Internet.

The report, based on a survey of 2,200 colleges, found that nearly 3.2 million students took at least one

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