Online Learning Gains Popularity in Hawaii

Posted by in Uncategorized Aug 20th, 2008

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Many Hawaii residents are skipping the commute and taking advantage of convenient online classes.

The Honolulu Advertiser reports:

"Between shuttling her two kids to school, working full time and sitting in rush-hour traffic to and from Pearl City, Kammie Wilson barely had time to think about going back to school, let alone spend hours in a classroom each day.

That was before she discovered she could get a bachelor's degree from Chaminade University from her computer at home.

"They have classes all over the island, but I think it's good when you can be at home in your home clothes," said the 26-year-old receptionist and single mom.

Wilson joins a growing number of students in Hawai'i and across the nation who are enrolling in online courses to save commute time and gas money."

In some Hawaii programs, over half of all students are enrolled in online courses. Take a look at the full article to see some surprising statistics.

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