On-line studies

[Tom Dunn]

I thought on-line instruction was supposed to be cheaper than classroom study?

Not so with Duke's Paralegal program, at least.

Classroom instruction is $6000.

On-line is $7000.

The classroom instruction requires an Associates Degree, which I have, the on-line apparantly does not, although I don't see why that would make a difference in the tuition??????

http://www.learnmore.duke.edu/certif...line/index.asp

[WoodWrangler]

Must be the convenience factor ... they finally realized everyone was going online and figured they'd charge more (??)

[Tom Dunn]

Could be. Traveling to and from Durham could eat up any "savings" what with the price of fuel and all......Lots of folks could no doubt fit an on-line approach into their schedules more easily.....

[cpw]

Probably has NOTHING to do with it, but I have heard many instructors say multiple times that online classes are A LOT more work than face-to-face classes.

[Glennbear]

Originally Posted by cpw

Probably has NOTHING to do with it, but I have heard many instructors say multiple times that online classes are A LOT more work than face-to-face classes.

At the college I worked at, I heard this also, an instructor has to interact with each individual student a lot more than they would in a normal mass lecture setting. Having said that, I believe that sadly college bean counters are seeing the explosion in distance learning as a cash cow to be milked as much as possible since the funds a student would normally spend on campus for food, incidental bookstore purchases etc. are not happening when they are learning at home. Just my opinion

[NCPete]

Tom, I can say that in my on-line program, tuition rates are comparable to on-campus rates. I think the relative reduced costs are those associated with commuting, campus meals, campus living arrangements, etc.... of course, those things don't mesh well with the needs of working adult learners. I am at a loss to explain the difference in your tuition costs.