These things kind of just snowball. The University of Colorado Online, and Regis University's Mind Extension University offer full degrees. Education has to fit somewhere in the 24-hour cycle. Online makes that easy. The Front Range is notable for the virtual universities and distance education consortia it houses.
Virtual universities offer most or all of their instruction by way of technological tools.
Jones International University exists almost entirely in cyberspace. The brainchild of cable television pioneer Glenn Jones, the university has eight full-time employees and a host of contracted faculty working in cyberspace. Pease said the university emphasizes course development using real-world applications geared toward adult students. Jones International University is working toward being accredited in March 1999. Western Governors University, with academic offices in Denver, has been a favorite of Gov. Roy Romer.