January 7, 2000
Survey Finds 72% Rise in Number of Distance-Education Programs
In its second survey of distance-education programs, the U.S. Department of Education has found that their number increased by 72 percent, to 1,190, from 1995 to 1998.
The survey found that 1,680 institutions offered a total of about 54,000 online-education courses in 1998, with 1.6 million students enrolled. Certificate programs grew from 170 to 330 during the same period.
The growth in both degree and certificate programs, however, resulted more from from the expansion of
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