Growth Explodes for Online Enrollment at UNK's eCampus

Online enrollment at UNK through its eCampus program has exploded in recent years, with no end in sight. eCampus at UNK is one of the fastest-growing segments of the student population, expanding from only 251 students in 2002 to 2,151 last year. The main limitation is the number of classes that can be developed with limited resources. Some academic departments say that they can fill all the classes they offer, with waiting lists.
UNK offers the same quality online degree programs and courses that are offered on the campus. The majority of the instruction is taught by credentialed faculty with doctoral degrees who are committed to quality teaching. Online courses are highly interactive with faculty and students communicating through e-mail, discussion forums, and chat groups via Blackboard course management software. Many courses use multimedia presentations, streaming video, and supplemental CDs/DVDs.
Online at UNK is especially strong in the graduate school of Education. Teachers across Nebraska (and around the nation and world) are finding the high quality of the online experience at UNK to be compelling, as well as highly convenient. Of particular note is an online master's program in biology, a very popular program among science teachers.
UNK has learned well how to design and conduct online courses. In its most recent visit, the North Central Association (NCA), UNK’s main accrediting agency, approved UNK to offer any course in its curriculum in an online format, affirming the quality that has quickly emerged as a trademark of eCampus. Online at UNK is also useful to many traditional UNK students to help them get the classes they need when they need them, as a supplement to their traditional classroom experience.