March 1, 2006 6:58 AM PST

Congress gives online colleges a boost

Colleges will no longer be required to deliver at least half their courses on a campus to qualify for federal student aid.
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On the plus side, I have succeeded well enough with purely online study, to stay employed in the IT industry for over 20 years.

On the minus side, I want to study Planetary Geology an I think there is no real replacement for road trips.
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Dave, I agree to the +'s of online classes. I went to night school to get my AA before transferring to the University of Washington and took a number of classes online which allowed me to stay employed full-time. I took my first online class in 1998.

My favourite online class was a Communications class in persuasion the toughest one online was Chemistry - which had a Saturday lab.

Many classes already have forums and materials online which are nice supplements and a convenient way to connect with peers, but I couldn't imagine taking my Japanese Edo class online. Having an on-site class in the Seattle Asian Art Museum was definitely a highlight in college.
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