California's governor, Jerry Brown, has proposed that $120m be spent on developing the state's first online community college, to open by 2019. The California Higher Education Coordinating Board is expected to vote in September whether or not to approve a plan for the state to spend up to $1bn over five years on an online college and university system. The past 14 years has seen a growing trend in the use of online education, compared with a 6.4% drop in on-campus students between 2012 and 2016, according to a report by Babson Study Research Group.
California's governor, Jerry Brown, has proposed that $120m be spent on developing the state's first online community college, to open by 2019. The plan aims to offer 2.5 million students without post-secondary qualifications who aren't able to attend "traditional, classroom-based settings" the chance to learn. The past 14 years has seen a growing trend in the use of online education, compared with a 6.4% drop in on-campus students between 2012 and 2016, according to a report by Babson Study Research Group.