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Saturday, July 16, 2005
Distance learning opens new doors to higher education - Marisa Maldonado, Winsor Heights Herald
Lorna Castro never thought she would earn a bachelor's degree online. But the single mother of a 14-year-old daughter did not consider returning to school at all until she heard of the option.... Students such as Ms. Castro are growing in number as distance education gains prominence in this country. While students say the experience cannot replace traditional secondary education, they recognize that the flexibility online education brings is unbeatable. Ken Grech, dean of the school of technology and design at Kaplan, said online degrees also can help students who have little access to a physical university, such as certain towns in Alaska where the closest institution of higher education is four hours away. "We have students right now who are in Iraq, doing their work in tents," he said.
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