| Title: |
Distance Education in the Illinois Community College System: Fiscal Year 2024 |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Nathan R. Wilson; Jay Brooks; Michelle Dufour; Cecilia Elhaddad; Mitchell Gaffney; Jana Ferguson; Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) |
| Source: |
Illinois Community College Board. 2025. |
| Availability: |
Illinois Community College Board. 401 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, IL 62701-1711. Tel: 217-785-0123; Fax: 217-254-4981; e-mail: webmaster@iccb.org; Web site: https://www.iccb.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
N |
| Page Count: |
69 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: |
Distance Education; Online Courses; Community Colleges; Community College Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Enrollment Trends; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Age Differences; Intellectual Disciplines; Academic Degrees; Educational Attainment; College Credits; Grade Point Average; Class Size; Career and Technical Education; First Generation College Students |
| Geographic Terms: |
Illinois |
| Abstract: |
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, online/Internet-based courses became an increasingly common method of instructional delivery at community colleges, which offer a convenient and cost-effective way to earn college credits, certificates, and degrees. Due to the pandemic, online/Internet-based courses expanded unprecedentedly in fiscal year 2021. As COVID-19 receded in fiscal year 2022, online enrollment decreased from fiscal year 2021 but was still significantly higher in comparison to the pre-pandemic online enrollment. Illinois community colleges reported a total of 162,062 headcount enrollments in online credit courses during fiscal year 2024. Data for this report derive from the Illinois Community College Board's (ICCB) Centralized Data System and, specifically, the Annual Student Enrollment and Completion (A1) submission and Course Enrollment and Resources (SU/SR) submission. |
| Abstractor: |
ERIC |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
ED675205 |
| Database: |
ERIC |