Abstract
Nine institutions—Colorado State University, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), Duquesne University, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Central Florida, The University of Illinois at Springfield, University of Massachusetts Lowell, University of Michigan, University of Georgia—share information about their business models.
Highlights
Location: Fort Collins, CO Student Population: 27,973 Type of Institution: 4-year public and above (Land Grant) Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive Distance Education Unit: Continuing Education Self-Funded Independent Websites: Colorado State Continuing Education: http://www.learn.colostate.edu Based on Interviews with Al Powell, program director, certificates, online and independent learning and Debi Colbert, program director, distance degrees
“We start talking to the academic department involved, and we try to figure out a way to conduct market research that will tell us what the prospect for success really is for a program
Under Colorado state law, most continuing education units operate as enterprise units that pay their own bills that are generated by tuition dollars
Summary
Location: Fort Collins, CO Student Population: 27,973 Type of Institution: 4-year public and above (Land Grant) Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities—Extensive Distance Education Unit: Continuing Education Self-Funded Independent Websites: Colorado State Continuing Education: http://www.learn.colostate.edu Based on Interviews with Al Powell, program director, certificates, online and independent learning and Debi Colbert, program director, distance degrees. Colorado State Division of Continuing Education (DCE) is a self-supporting unit that develops and delivers distance education degrees and certificate programs, credit and noncredit courses, and custom training for businesses and industry. Targets of Opportunity “We are still showing signs of developing a business model, but if you want to characterize ours, you can call it targets of opportunity,” says Al Powell These targets can come from an outside entity, such as an industry in need of special training through a certificate program; internally from a department that identifies a need to provide access to more students, such as a water hydrology program that attracts an international audience; a state agency in need of employee training; or community college graduates. Some times we do pay for development and other times we don’t.”
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