The Corporation for Public Broadcasting/Annenberg Project (1988) developed the following general profile: over 26 years of age, highly motivated, goal-oriented, and unable to attend the traditional classroom setting. Chattanooga State Technical Community College (CSTCC) reported that the majority of its distance learners are working adults seeking degrees or specialized training, students planning to transfer to four-year institutions, or homebound students or other shut-ins (Hyatt, 1992).
CSTCC students take distance courses over other courses because of convenience, personal constraints prohibiting regular classroom attendance, flexibility of time to receive instruction, distance to campus, and cost-savings (Hyatt, 1992). When Howard Community College Spring 1992 telecourse enrollees were asked about their reasons for registering, 82% indicated that a lack of time for in-class attendance was a very important reason. Also, the fact that taking a telecourse could be combined with family responsibilities was very important to 65% of the enrollees (Livieratos and Frank, 1992). These student profiles suggest that distance education serves a population of students whose life circumstances may not allow them to participate in the traditional classroom experience.
CSTCC students take distance courses over other courses because of convenience, personal constraints prohibiting regular classroom attendance, flexibility of time to receive instruction, distance to campus, and cost-savings (Hyatt, 1992). When Howard Community College Spring 1992 telecourse enrollees were asked about their reasons for registering, 82% indicated that a lack of time for in-class attendance was a very important reason. Also, the fact that taking a telecourse could be combined with family responsibilities was very important to 65% of the enrollees (Livieratos and Frank, 1992). These student profiles suggest that distance education serves a population of students whose life circumstances may not allow them to participate in the traditional classroom experience.
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