Funding was used for engineering, equipment, installation, maintenance, supplies, furniture and site renovation. In the Summer of 1997, The South Texas Border Health Initiative through UT Health Science Center, San Antonio funded the expansion and extension of the ITV network. Follo wing priorities set by the Coastal Bend Steering Committee, new compressed video sites were established in Alice, Kingsville and Beeville - all on Bee County campus sites. ITV connections between Del Mar College and Spohn Memorial Hospital and Spohn Health are to be initiated. This semester English 1301 and Computer Science 1301 are being delivered as credit courses.
Plans are to expand on-line delivery dramatically.
The College is preparing to be a full partner in the Virtual College of Texas. An attractive feature of on-line delivery is the possibility of flexible enrolment. A remote or resident student might enroll for English 1302 in October and finish the course in early December. The standard semester time concept is not required for the on-line courses. The Department is expected to design, develop and deliver train ing to that faculty wishing to use various technologies to deliver courses to remote students.