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Going Online for Your M.B.A. May Mean Showing Up for Class - SOPHIE HAYWARD, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE

.... The number of students enrolling in online graduate schools grew by more than 25% in 2003, and half of those schools offer business degrees, says Sean Gallagher, a senior analyst with Eduventures, an educational research firm. Vicky Phillips, chief executive for GetEducated.com, a site that provide online guides and help for Internet-degree seekers, says her company has seen the online M.B.A. program explode. "When we started tracking distance-learning M.B.A. programs in 1989 there were five. In 2003, we were tracking 100; in 2004 we archived 125."
But the programs gaining the most traction are those that don't leave their students in cyberspace forever. More universities are launching programs that mix online learning with periodic face-to-face contact. The benefits work both ways: In some places, it allows more flexibility for traditional part-time programs, in other cases, students who live around the globe are able to meet in person once or twice a year. "What we're seeing more and more is a blend," says Ms. Phillips.


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