For fall semester of 1999, FTE enrollment off campus increased by 41.57 percent demonstrating the need for distance education programs. We also provide continuing education services for businesses, like USA Group and Borg Warner, and our Correctional Education Program continues to grow. Programs have become more user-friendly in the past year. Students can now register on-line or by phone, pay by credit card, cash, or check and buy their books from a direct supplier. Our ability to provide quality programs is impacted by advances in technology.
Flexibility is the key to excellence in distance learning.
We need to be creative in our teaching and learning strategies as we develop additional programs using these new technologies. Continuing education has enjoyed strong administrative support in the past decade. Our new president should continue this support for an important extension program that interfaces with the general public and the business community.