Hundreds of online Kaplan University students from all across the United States, and from Canada, Guam and the Virgin Islands, gathered at the Chicago Symphony Theatre today to celebrate a milestone event—their college graduation. Juli Norell, the student speaker, commended her fellow graduates for overcoming obstacles to achieve their dreams.
In Norell’s case, the obstacle was [...]
If courses were better coordinated and marketed, the University of North Carolina could become a major force in online education, says President Erskine Bowles.
The university’s 16 campuses already offer 90 online degrees and 978 courses, but Bowles said the system could rival such online, for-profit schools as the University of Phoenix, which has 311,000 online [...]
Northern Kentucky University has announced that beginning next fall, it will offer a Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) degree entirely online.
The MAEd program was developed for online delivery by full-time faculty members from NKU’s College of Education and Human Services to help certified teachers improve effectiveness as documented through learning outcomes and test performance.
The [...]
Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth is taking the next logical step: launching what is believed to be the nation’s first online high school for gifted students.
The virtual high school will offer a full standard curriculum — and more — for students in 10th through 12th grades, leading to a high school diploma.
The only [...]
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents have approved UMC’s request to deliver a second degree entirely online. The Bachelor of Manufacturing Management (BMM), a 4-year career-oriented degree was approved for online delivery at the Feb. 14 Board of Regents meeting in Minneapolis. The BMM degree prepares students to manage people and machines in a [...]
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents have approved UMC’s request to deliver a second degree entirely online. The Bachelor of Manufacturing Management (BMM), a 4-year career-oriented degree was approved for online delivery at the Feb. 14 Board of Regents meeting in Minneapolis. The BMM degree prepares students to manage people and machines in a [...]
An MBA from Lehigh is now available through the Internet — last month the university joined other schools that make their MBA programs available online.
Mary Gulick, assistant director of recruitment, said the admissions process is the same, the high standards are the same, the curriculum is identical and students have access to all of the [...]
Strayer Education’s latest report card shows record fourth-quarter growth.
The Arlington-based education services holding company says revenue for the final three months of 2005 rose 19 percent to $62 million on increased enrollment and a 5 percent tuition hike that went into effect at the beginning of last year.
Strayer (NASDAQ: STRA - News) says winter 2006 [...]
Scholarships totalling a minimum of £50,000 per year are now being offered to students from developing countries wishing to study for the online distance learning MSc in Biomedical Science at the University of Ulster Coleraine. The scholarships will be funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), which since its inception in 1959 has [...]
Scholarships totalling a minimum of £50,000 per year are now being offered to students from developing countries wishing to study for the online distance learning MSc in Biomedical Science at the University of Ulster Coleraine. The scholarships will be funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan (CSFP), which since its inception in 1959 has [...]