COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND DISTANCE LEARNING
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https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v10i3.1757Keywords:
Community Colleges, Access to Higher Education, Serving Non-Traditional College Students, Lifelong LearningAbstract
The goal of community colleges is to serve local needs. Community colleges’ low tuition helps keep higher education affordable for a diverse population. Distance learning holds the promise of providing yet another mechanism by which community colleges can bring education to a non-traditional student body. This paper explores the role of distance learning opportunities in community colleges within the context of today’s current environmental scan.
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