Electronic Resources
Distance Learning in Education
Colleges and Universities
Single Institutions
State (multiple institutions)
Regional
National
International
Single Institutions (public and private)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace and aviation.
Idaho Virtual Campus
Provides courses and tutorials from the University of Idaho.
New Hampshire College Distance Education Program
Nova Southeastern University
Undergraduate and graduate degrees in various subjects.
Penn State
World Campus
Offers classes via Internet, video, audio and other distance methods.
The Union Institute
The Union Institute customizes all online degrees to fit the needs of the learners.
University of California
Extension's Center for Media and Independent Learning
A collection of more than 500 award-winning videos, films, and multimedia works
for rent or purchase.
University of Iowa
Guided correspondence study in the liberal arts.
University of Phoenix Online Campus
Web Site
The University of Phoenix Online offers you the unparalleled convenience and
flexibility of attending classes from your personal computer. In small groups
of eight to thirteen, or working one-on-one with an instructor, students are
discussing issues, sharing ideas, testing theories--essentially enjoying all
of the advantages of an on-campus degree program, with one important exception.
No commute! With over 61,000 currently enrolled students, the University
of Phoenix is America's largest private accredited university for working adults.
It has provided Degree Programs and Certificate Programs to more than 447,000
working professionals in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
and dozens of foreign countries
University of North Dakota Space
Studies Virtual Campus
The UND Master of Science degree in Space Studies is a unique and valuable
educational experience, both for those seeking to enter this exciting field,
and aerospace professionals who wish to expand their breadth of knowledge.
The goal of the Space Studies program is to offer, via modern distance learning
techniques, a fully-accredited education with the same courses and the same
level of opportunities for discussion, advisement and research as our campus
students enjoy. The only administrative difference from the campus program
is that distant students will not be permitted to have a minor or cognate.
Walden University
Provides online graduate degrees in management, education, human services and
psychology.
State (multiple institutions)
California Virtual University
Colleges and Universities offer more than 2000 distance learning courses.
Catalog of Distance
Learning
Lists distance courses in the University of Wisconsin system.
Colorado Community College
Online
Fourteen schools offer courses that lead to various Certificates and Associate
degrees.
Electronic Campus of Virginia
Lists the distance courses provided by public and private colleges in Virginia.
Georgia Learning
A project of the University System of Georgia.
Georgia
Statewide Academic and Medical System
Two way interactive video network for Georgia residents.
Illinois Virtual Campus
A directory of distance courses and degree and certificate programs offered
by Illinois colleges and universities.
Indiana College Network
This site contains a database of Indiana courses, degrees and support offered
for distance students.
Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual
University
Supports distance learners in Kentucky.
Michigan State Virtual University
Offers Certificates, MA and PhD degrees.
Michigan Virtual Automotive and Manufacturing
College
Provides education for automotive and manufacturing professionals.
Minnesota's Virtual University
Oklahoma Electronic
Campus
Distance learning courses offered from various Oklahoma colleges and universities.
Online CSU
Four Connecticut State Universities provide courses that lead to undergraduate
and graduate degrees.
Suny Learning
Network
A consortium of 37 campuses offer courses for undergraduate and graduate study.
Utah Electronic Community College
Consortium of five colleges that offer courses for a two year college degree.
University of Colorado
Online
CU Online is the virtual campus of the University of Colorado system, with
eleven collegiate and professional development programs offering more than
a hundred courses via the World Wide Web. A vast range of student services
are also available. You can search catalogs, register, and pay for courses,
order text books and other course materials, and more -- all over the Internet
-- making CU Online one of the most comprehensive online institutions of higher
education in the world. CU Online offers core curriculum and elective
courses in a variety of disciplines, all the same high quality courses taught
throughout the University of Colorado system.
Virtual College of Texas
A service of the Texas Association of Community Colleges.
Virtual Learning Cooperative
A joint effort to provide distance education by Michigan Virtual University
and Michigan Community College Association.
Virtual University
Pennsylvania colleges offer distance learning courses in liberal arts and sciences.
Washington Online
Courses offered from the state's community and technical colleges.
Regional
Southern
Regional Electronic Campus
Offers college courses from 16 southern states.
Western
Governor's University
Gives degrees and certificates based on assessments, not required courses.
National
Community
College Distance Learning Network
Offers courses and degrees from colleges in four states.
DANTES
Distance Learning Programs
Provides more than 6000 courses from over 100 different universities and colleges.
United States Open University
Offers ten online degree programs.
PBS
Adult Learning Service
Distributes educational programs to adult institutions.
International
ADEC Distance Education
Consortium
An international consortium of institutions providing economic distance education
programs.
Athabasca University
Athabasca University bills itself as "Canada's Open University" serving
more than 12,500 students across North America using distance education. Athabasca
University is dedicated to the removal of barriers that traditionally restrict
access to and success in university-level studies, and to increasing equality
of educational opportunity for all adult Canadians, regardless of their geographical
location or prior academic credentials. Athabasca University is nationally
and internationally recognized as a leader in open and distance education,
offering a high-quality university education to more than 14,000 students each
year.
Australian Correspondence School
International
Centre for Distance Learning
Contains a database of over 31,000 worldwide distance learning courses.
Online Education
Provides business courses and degrees.
Open Learning
Australia
Offers undergraduate, graduate and vocational courses.
The Open
University
United Kingdom
Tafe Virtual Campus
Australia
TeleCampus
Canada
Virtual Online
University
Virtual Online University Services International, Inc. (VOUSI) is a Virtual
Corporation operating as a Corporate University. VOUSI encompasses three distinct
entities: VOUSI: the corporation - VOUSI offers training and consulting
services for corporations and nonprofit agencies globewide, with an emphasis
on distributed complex systems management. VOUSI also sponsors Athena University
and Athena Academy ... Athena University - AU is a nonprofit institution offering
undergraduate and graduate programs in a fully online, fully interactive environment
... Athena Academy - AA offers K-12 and Home schooling services through a Student-centered,
constructivist Learning Community ... VOUSI offers a novel and effective approach
to academic excellence, professional development and lifelong learning. VOUSI
uses an enhanced Virtual Education Environment (VEE) as our electronic campus.
A VEE allows one-on-one collaboration, debate, and interaction between fellow
students and instructors by way of a distinctly innovative model for distance
education.