Online learning flourishes as residential colleges face rising costs
Sean Salai
September 11, 2024
College degrees cost more than ever, but education insiders note that online programs could erase the need for students to rack up six figures of loan debt for tuition and room and board on campuses.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, “there was a belief among some that an online education was somehow inferior or substandard to the traditional in-person classroom setting,” said Jason Altmire, who leads Career Education Colleges and Universities, a network of for-profit campuses.
“Much of that has changed, as we have all become familiar with online settings in education, as well as in business meetings and our personal interactions,” said Mr. Altmire, a former Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania.
