Distance education is a way for you to earn college credit even if you are too busy to commute to campus or your work hours make traditional college classes impossible. Distance education delivers college courses from accredited Indiana colleges and universities to hundreds of locations across the state using technologies like interactive television, the Internet, videotapes, and computer and CD-ROM disks. Some courses can even be delivered directly to your home. The classes are virtually the same as those taught on campus except that a physical distance separates the teacher and you. Each fully accredited partnership institution is responsible for the academic quality of the programs it offers.
Several institutions offer full undergraduate and graduate degree programs via distance education.
Since many undergraduate courses are transferable, students, with the advice of an advisor, may take required courses from several institutions. When you register for a distance education course, you should expect equivalent content and opportunity for learning as students who are able to take the course on a college or university campus. In fact, distance education requires self motivation and a serious approach to learning because much of the work is done individually without the in-person instructor guidance of traditional learning environments. However, most instructors are available to answer your questions by phone, Email, or even by an on-campus orientation meeting or a video conference. Only you can determine whether distance education is right for you.