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Starting this fall, degree-seeking students who take their classes online can qualify for Pennsylvania state aid after the legislature scrapped an old rule barring funds for students earning a degree online.
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It has been seven years since the U.S. Department of Education began allowing students to receive federal aid even if most of the classes in which they are enrolled are online.
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About 20% of the degree programs offered at Pennsylvania's state-run universities can be completed through distance education.
From the article:
... Pennsylvania's reversal comes as distance learning has become a common component of the higher education experience. The 2012 Survey of Online Learning conducted by the Babson Survey Research Group shows that more than 6.7 million students, nearly a third of total enrollment at degree-granting postsecondary institutions, took at least one online course during fall 2011. ...
