The Merced SunStar is reporting on Merced College, where, after several years of offering online classes, Merced College administrators are finding out the endeavor has become quite costly.
But with 447, or more than 5 percent, of its students enrolled in those courses, Vice President John Spevak said Wednesday that the college has no plans of abandoning the program.
“We’re discovering that Internet classes are more expensive than (those held) in the classroom,� he said, but students pay the same price for both.
The college has formed a task force to study the issue, which could assist the campus in making plans for the program’s future.
Some schools do charge more
For instance, the institution where I’m currently enrolled as a distance student charges us about 33% more than they charge the face to face students.