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Sunday, February 7, 2010

CSUS seeing quick growth in demand for Net classes - Local - Modbee.com

CSUS seeing quick growth in demand for Net classes - Local - Modbee.com:

"TURLOCK — Between her job at Victoria's Secret and pitching for the California State University, Stanislaus, softball team, Stacy Hains doesn't have a lot of time during the day or evening to attend classes.
The senior education major found that taking some of her courses online solved her time crunch.
'There's a lot of versatility of when I have time to sit down and do my work,' Hains said. 'I can go on at 11 o'clock at night.'
Demand from students such as Hains has driven rapid growth in the university's online classes in the four years since CSU, Stanislaus, started offering them.
In the fall, 1,400 students took 42 online classes. In spring, the university will offer 61 online or hybrid (with online and traditional components) classes, said Brian Duggan, director of learning services at CSU, Stanislaus."