Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) January 8, 2007
The Big Apple is taking a big bite into online education with the largest number of prospective students seeking online programs, according to eLearners.com. eLearners.com, the leading resource for connecting students with online education, analyzed its database of prospective students and found that the largest metro areas lead the top 10 cities for those seeking an online education. They include:
Top 10 Cities for Online Learning
1. New York-Newark-Edison, NY-NJ-PA
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
3. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
4. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
6. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
9. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
10. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
"One might expect that the largest saturation of those seeking online education would be in America's largest cities," said Andrew Gansler, CEO of eLearners.com. "But remember, these cities also offer the largest selection and availability of campus-based alternatives, so it's encouraging to see online education flourishing in these population centers."
Perhaps even more interesting are the results when adjusted for population. On a per capita basis, the eLearners.com data revealed that the top ranked cities for prospective online learners are:
Top 10 Cities for Online Learning, Per Capita
1. Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA
2. Fort Polk South, LA
3. Jacksonville, NC
4. Fayetteville, NC
5. Fort Leonard Wood, MO
6. St. Marys, GA
7. Oak Harbor, WA
8. Ketchikan, AK
9. Warner Robins, GA
10. Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX
Among these ten cities, six serve as the home base or post for members of the United States military. "Online learning is a perfect fit for servicemen and women," said Gansler. "Thousands of members of the military are turning to online education because it offers the flexibility needed to fit their schedule."
Eduventures estimates that at the close of 2005, fully online higher education accounted for 7 percent of all higher education enrollments in the United States (c.1.2 million students). According to a recent survey commissioned by The Sloan Consortium, the number of students enrolled in at least one online course was 3.2 million, up 35 percent over the previous year
About eLearners.com
Since 1999, eLearners.com® -- "Where Learning Begins" -- has been successfully connecting learners to online education, including degree and certificate programs, specialized training and a variety of courses. For prospective students, eLearners.com® provides a powerful search engine of online offerings as well as extensive educational resources, available at no cost. eLearners.com® lists more than 2,000 distance and online degree and certificate programs and more than 6,600 courses in over 150 subject areas, as well as a directory of more than 5,900 post-secondary campus-based institutions. This year, eLearners.com® will connect more than 5 million prospective students to appropriate educational programs. For colleges and universities, eLearners.com® performance-based marketing services offer a low-cost, high quality method to increase enrollment and exposure to their learning programs. For more information on eLearners.com® LLC, visit http://www.elearners.com.
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