Distance Education's Rate of Growth Doubles at Community College.By Mary Helen Miller.Chronicle of higher education. April 13, 2010

This article talks about the growth of students in the distance education in community colleges.When distance education first became common about 10 years ago, completion rates for online courses were about 50 percent, but survey findings indicate that they are now up to 72 percent. For face-to-face learning, completion rates are only a little higher, at 76 percent.

According to the study conducted by the the Instructional Technology Council, for the 2008-9 academic year, enrollment in distance learning at community colleges grew 22 percent over the 2007-8 academic year, up from a growth rate of 11 percent in the previous year.