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Education officials show growing interest in college programs online

Education officials show growing interest in college programs online

Tuesday, Nov, 13, 2018 09:21PM

In an effort to answer the issues posed by state budget cuts, many academic officials are proposing that their employers increase their online college course offerings.

For example, administrators from a California-based university recently presented a plan for an online bachelors degree program to the school’s board of regents, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

The presenters detailed a plan for a four-year program that would include 25 to 40 web-based courses, which would focus mainly on general education subjects such as science and math. They said that this program could help the school survive a reduction in funds from the state, as it would increase the number of tuition-paying students without putting a strain on the campus’s resources.

Several other schools across the nation have already successfully launched similar college programs online, which have the same admissions and curriculum requirements as their campus-based offerings.

Education experts anticipate that more web-based courses will be needed in the future, as recent research from the Sloan Consortium indicates that enrollment in online classes is far outpacing the general demand for higher education.

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