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University of Illinois offering online degrees

"Knowledge is exploding so rapidly that people need to keep training to keep their job or to get their next job," says Dr. Burks Oakley II, director of U of I Online and associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois. "We're trying to have the breadth of the entire course list online, from engineering to medicine to liberal arts to healthcare. That's a very different commitment. That sets us (U of I Online) apart." ....All three campuses of the University of Illinois offer online degree programs, professional certifications and courses. "In 2003, University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) ranked number one in enrollment in online courses of all public four-year institutions in the state." ....The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) offers online graduate degrees in agricultural, consumer and environmental sciences, engineering, education, library and information sciences, and socialwork.... University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) offers online graduate degrees in business administration, engineering, and health professions and related sciences, and the doctorate in pharmacy.


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