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Mainstreaming Distance Learning Into the Community College

by Sloan-C

Author Information

Author(s):

Dr. Linda M. Thor, President

Author(s):

Carol Scarafiotti, Dean of Instruction

Institution(s) or Organization(s) Where Research Occured:

Rio Salado College

Volume and Issue Information

Volume:

8

Issue:

1

Month:

February

Year:

2004

Rio Salado, one of the Maricopa Community Colleges in the Phoenix metropolitan area, has not only carved a market niche as a leading distance learning provider for working adults, but has experienced double-digit growth increases as high as 40 percent annually in its online enrollments. With unduplicated headcount exceeding 21,000 distance learning students last year, the majority of them enrolled in web-based courses, this college without a campus has been recognized as a national model for online teaching and learning. This article details how Rio Salado has mainstreamed distance learning throughout the entire college.

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