How to Evaluate a Program A last word of advice Distance learning consortia are associations or partnerships between institutions of higher learning that are created to provide distance education courses and resources to students. Most consortia are designed to provide students with greater course selection and more exposure to the expertise of a variety of faculty members.
Some consortia also offer the additional value of centralized support services.
Just as there are many examples of collegiate on site programs, there are many models of distance education consortium. A few basic models appear to be the most successful, popular, and frequently used in new consortium offerings. Examples of these models are outlined below. On the tightly focused side of the spectrum, system-wide consortia are made up of campuses within a single university system. For example, the University of Texas System employs this method through its fifteen-institution UT TeleCampus collaboration.