Our students have told us they are taking our classes because they are receiving quality instruction, the classes are affordable, and the classes are scheduled for evenings and weekends, which are times that work best for them. Earning a college degree in Sioux Falls from a South Dakota public university has great appeal to our students. During the 1997-98 academic year the CPHE also experienced an increase in courses available to students, registrations in classes, and credit hours, Nissen reported. Students benefited from two non-credit courses that were developed at the Center to help students in reviewing math and learning basic computer skills. Addressing the need for more computers, an eight station open computer lab was established at the Center in September of 1997.
Students use the lab for research projects and class assignments.
There is access to the lab 80 hours per week, or whenever the Center is open. The CHPE also contracted for security services for evening sessions. We look forward to acquiring a new facility in Sioux Falls so that we can meet the needs of these students. The CPHE is an excellent example of what can be done when the universities collaborate on bringing public higher education to the people of this state. Extending its service to the community, the Center for Public Higher Education acted as a resource for businesses and organizations in FY98.