California 's governor , Jerry Brown , has proposed that $ 120 m be spent on developing the state 's first online community college , to open by 2019 . The college aims to offer 2.5 million students without post - secondary qualifications who are n't able to attend " traditional , classroom - based institutions " the opportunity to attend . The past 14 years has seen a growing trend in the use of online courses , compared with a 6.4 % drop in on - campus students between 2012 and 2016 , according to a report by Babson College 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.