Virtual Trends: Higher Education

Virtual Trends HIGHER EDUCATION A survey of college presidents shows an expectation that online coursetaking will continue to expand. The percentage represents those saying more than half their undegraduate students have taken or are likely to take an online course. CURRENT 10 ΥEARS FROM NOW 65% 54% 45% 37% 20% 11% 14% 16% 4-Year Private 4-Year Public 2-Year Private/ For-Profit Public Stockpho SOURCE: Pew Intemet and American Life Project NUMBER OF STATES WITH STATEWIDE K-12 ONLINE LEARNING OPTIONS 40 STATE VIRTUAL SCHOOLS/ STATE-LED INITIATIVES 30 FULL-TIME 30 SCHOOLS 27 21 18 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SOURCE: "Keeping Pace." 2007-2011 GROWTH OF ONLINE CHARTER SCHOOLS AND 250 160,000 ENROLLMENT 200 140,000 120,000 150 100,000 NUMBER OF 80,000 60,000 IN FULL-TIME ONLINE FULL-TIME 100 ONLINE 40,000 50 CHARTER SCHOOLS CHARTER 20,000 SCHOOLS 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SOURCE: Center for Education Reform