Goal 4:  Distance Learning DCCCD will use existing and emerging telecommunication technologies to provide convenient and flexible access to accredited and life-long learning opportunities to students and workforces.

Distance learning includes televised live classes, telecourses, telecourses with an internet component and courses delivered entirely over the internet. DALLAS Telecollege consists of courses which students may register for on the internet. These courses are predominantly offered via the internet.

District-wide Indicators:

• course enrollments and student performance
•  distribution of student enrollments by residency (in/out of District) status

Recent growth in distance education is attributed to increasing enrollments in courses delivered over the internet. In 1998-99, on-line instruction accounted for 25% of all distance learning enrollments.

Approximately 56% of the grades for 1998-99 telecourses were completion grades (A, B, C, D, E and F) and 43% were successful completion (A, B or C) grades.
 

Internet course completion rates were somewhat higher with 63% completion and 50% successful completion grades awarded.

An estimated 6,000 students enrolled in some form of distance learning in 1998-99 and 82% of those students had an in-District residency status.
 

Enrollments	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Total Telecourses Internet/Telecollege Courses	8,657 8,657 n.a.	8,025 8,025 n.a.	8,461 8,114 347	9,032 8,010 1,022	10,154 7,631 2,523

Note:  "Telecourses" also includes telecourses with an on-line component and live TV courses

Data Sources: Enrollments- LCET f99dtc1.doc, Completion grades – based on legacy fall 1998-spring 1999 courses, sections = 426 - 471, 951 - 974.

Note:  Enrollments reflect the number of courses in which students are enrolled. For example, one student taking two classes would be equivalent to two enrollments.

Prepared by District Office of Research, December 1999

1998-1999 Distance Learning Indicator Report
1999-2000 Board Indicator Reports