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Low residency: Alternative programs fuel options in higher education

By Christine Anne Piesyk | January 17, 2008 |

Distance learning. Low residency programs. The new way to mix higher education with real life.

Goddard College in northern Vermont (and now with a west coast Port Townsend campus) was among the first, a prototype program years ahead of its time, and not without rocky roads along the way. It offered graduate and undergraduate programs, but is no longer the solitary figure of progressive education. It’s in good company now.

With the hectic pace of modern life and extensive access to the internet a reality, more and more colleges, universities and specialized institutions of higher learning are jumping aboard the distance learning bandwagon. The select few have gone global. An educational industry. «Read the rest of this article»

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