Two-Thirds of Most 'Digitally Savvy' Community Colleges Choose WebCT

Tuesday April 26, 10:30 am ET
Digital Community Colleges Survey Examines How Colleges Are Deploying Technology
LYNNFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2005--More than two-thirds of the country's most "digitally savvy" community colleges use WebCT course management solutions, WebCT announced today. Moreover, nine of the top 10 most digitally savvy large urban community colleges use WebCT.
"Community colleges are a critical market for e-learning solution providers, since they often serve a non-traditional student population consisting largely of motivated adult learners with rigid work and family schedules," said Carol Vallone, WebCT's president and CEO. "These students thrive on distance-learning opportunities and on after-hours interaction like animated discussion. For busy community college faculty, ease of use and flexibility in their course management systems is critical, and these are almost certainly the reasons these institutions are opting for WebCT."
The Center for Digital Education and American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) on April 6 named 31 digitally savvy community colleges (there was one tie) for 2005 from a total pool of more than 200 community colleges. Community college officials responded to a set of 24 questions in the survey that addressed online capabilities, such as admission, registration, bookstores and grades. Additional questions focused on the availability of technology tools and training for teachers and faculty, along with strategic plans across departments and within curriculum planning. Colleges were ranked according to a four-point scale, providing Web site addresses and background data for final verification and validation. For more information on the institutions, please visit: http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/050406/084155.html.

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