Friday news roundup – 10/24/2008
It’s Friday!
New online degree programs
+ North Georgia College and State University, “The Military College of Georgia”: online master’s degree program in international affairs scheduled to start during summer of 2009.
+ Utica College (NY): online master’s degree program in health care administration.
+ Arkansas State University: online master of science in education in educational theory and practice degree.
+ University of North Carolina Greensboro unveils an online graduate certificate in global studies. No GRE required. Courses transfer to the master’s program. UNCG charges reasonable tuition rates to out-of-state, online students.
+ Ohio University and Owens Community College partner for a new online bachelor’s degree.
In other news
+ UMassOnline recently won a prestigious award from the Sloan Consortium for the UMass Lowell Online Graduate Behavioral Intervention in Autism program. UMassOnline has more. Congrats!
+ Eleven years after graduating with his master’s in instructional design, a Boise State University (ID) student visits campus for the first time. It’s also interesting to note that BSU has taught education grad degrees in a distance learning format for so many years. Incidentally, BSU charges Idaho residents and non-residents the same tuition rates.
+ Last week, I mentioned an online textile fundamentals through North Carolina State University. According to this report, the course is offered at a discount.
+ Alcorn State University (MS) expands its own distance learning offerings.
+ Online opportunities through colleges in the Tri-state WI-IA-IL corner continue growing. The Telegraph-Herald follows this story up with another called “Webucation“.
+ Plenty of online learning opportunities through Maryland-based colleges.
+ This US Army Lieutenant completed his master’s degree in engineering through University of Tennessee at Knoxville while stationed in Iraq.
+ Is Senator John McCain an embracer of “non-traditional online education”?
+ From the international scene: The Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden is piloting a Sustainable Energy Engineering program via distance learning for selected students. Except for small fees, and possibly a visit to the Swedish campus, tuition is otherwise free.
+ Darton College (GA) experiences record enrollment.
+ The North Carolina Central University satellite campus at a church in Atlanta, GA, which enrolled “nonresident distance-education students”, apparently caused quite a stir before closing.
Have a great weekend!
