The report also shows the number of students taking courses via the Internet and through other distance-learning methods grew by 30 percent from fall 1999 to fall 2000. Internet-based courses include those offered by individual colleges and by WashingtonOnline, the colleges' consortium for instruction delivered via the World Wide Web. This is by far the most popular and fastest-growing way for students to access education without having to go on campus. The State Board will also hear a preliminary report on the training the colleges provide to people moving from welfare into the workforce under WorkFirst, the state's welfare reform program. In addition, the board has scheduled a dinner meeting Tuesday with the executive committee of the Trustees Association of Community and Technical Colleges.
All meetings are open to the public.