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CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE
Agency Purpose
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Education Charter Oak State College
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Charter Oak State College
· Extend access to higher education to adults through its certificate, associate and baccalaureate degree programs which incorporate transfer credit, Charter Oak distance learning courses, testing, and other methods of competency validation.
· Encourage innovation in higher education to meet the needs of adult learners.
· Web Site: www.charteroak.edu
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
· Promote eLearning through partnerships with educational institutions as well as state and non-profit agencies.
· Provide online educational services including technology hosting, instructional design, custom web application development, collaborative learner services, and a single point of presence for eLearning offered by Connecticut providers.
· Web site: www.ctdlc.org
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Recent Highlights
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· Received legislative approval to offer Master’s degrees. The College is developing a joint program in Communication and Organizational Effectiveness with Western Connecticut State University to submit to DHE for approval.
· Increased enrollment in its distance learning courses by 18% from FY 2008 to FY 2009.
· College’s Board approved a new veteran’s benefit for Connecticut veterans matriculated at the college effective January 1, 2010.
· Maintained 90+% student retention rate.
· Approved as a Navy College Program Distance Learning Partner. In addition, the College was recognized as one of America’s top military friendly colleges by Military Advanced Education.
· The CTDLC concluded its seventh year of directing the CT Adult Virtual High School in June 2009. Funded by a $325,000 grant from the State Department of Education Bureau of Adult Education, the program provided 30 online courses to 2,000 students through the Connecticut Adult Credit Diploma program an Online GED study course, and an Online Writing Lab.
· In spring 2009, the Consortium’s unique collaborative eTutoring programs had 57 institutional participants from 9 states. It provided more than 9,000 synchronous and asynchronous tutoring sessions to more than 3,800 students.
· The CTDLC launched a website and portal for Developing Today’s Professionals, a highly successful SDE project directed at increasing graduation and college entrance rates of African-American males. The site enhances communication between the DTP staff, school coordinators, and the young men.
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Education Charter Oak State College
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Education Charter Oak State College