1. Distance learning Report Card
1.1. Distance education enrollments continue to grown, even in the face of declining overall higher education enrollment.
1.1.1. Online Learning outcomes Comparable to Face to Face Instruction.
1.1.1.1. Majority of Chief academic Officers rate the learning outcomes for online education "as good as or better" than those for face-to-face instruction.
2. Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
2.1. Education that uses one or more technologies to deliver instructions to students who are separated from the instructor ad to support regular and substantive interaction between the students and instructor synchronously or asynchronously.
2.1.1. Distance Learning Technologies: The internet, one-way or two-way transmissions, wireless communication, closed circuit, cable, broadband lines, fiber optics, satellite, DVDs, CD ROMs, and/or Cassettes
3. Online Education
3.1. 80% of the content is delivered online with minimal face to face meetings
4. Accreditation of Nursing Programs
4.1. Distance learning programs are held to the same curricular, teaching/learning, and evaluation standards as campus-based programs.
5. NLN CNEA
5.1. Education that uses one or more technologies todeliever instructions to students.
5.1.1. Accreditation Requirements : Students enrolled in distance education programs have sufficient access to student services to facilitate their achievement of learning outcomes and academic success.
6. CCNE
6.1. Education that uses one or more of the technologies .
6.1.1. Academic support services are sufficient to meet program and student needs and are evaluated on a regular basis.