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Distance Learning and Adult & Continuing Education Compendium

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Primary Research Group
Published: June 2001
Product Code: R180-58
Description
This compendium encompasses eight reports which present an overview of the distance learning and adult and continuing education arenas that spans the past several years. The reports on distance learning serve as useful benchmarking tools, offering insights including 2001 studies of the college and business distance learning markets, as well as historical data and profiles from past studies.
Table of Contents

Adult and Continuing Education Business Report



  • Summary Of Major Findings
  • Dimensions of the Adult Education Market
  • Demographics of the Adult Education Market
  • Basic Skills and English as a Second Language
  • Colleges and Universities



Chapter One: Adult Education Market Dimensions

  • Market Size
  • Market Size, by Market Segment



Chapter Two: Factors Influencing Market Growth

  • Shift in World Economy Increases Prospects for Higher Value Added to Products from U.S.A., Stimulating Demand for Education
  • Impact of Comparative Advantage
  • The Aging of America
  • Impact of Altered Patterns of Income Distribution on Adult Education
  • Tuition Increases Coincide With Stagnation of Real Incomes
  • Job Increases Mostly for the Highly Educated
  • Most Rapidly Expanding U.S. Industries
  • Industries That have Contracted the Most in Recent Years



Chapter Three: Demographics Of Adult Education Demand



  • Chapter Four: The Roles Of Colleges And Universities In The Adult Education Market

  • Colleges Cater to the Adult Education Market
  • Colleges Meet New Market Realities



Chapter Five: Profiles Of College Adult Education Programs
University Of California Berkeley


  • General Description
  • Program Departments and Courses
  • Revenues
  • The Percentage of Contribution to Overhead
  • The Strategic Initiatives Group
  • The Center for Media and Independent Learning
  • Enrollment by Location



Northwestern University

  • Distance Learning
  • Tuition
  • Branch Campus
  • Degrees and Certificates
  • Growth
  • Special Classes
  • Faculty
  • Application Process
  • Outlook


Pace University

  • General Description
  • Certificate Programs
  • The World Trade Institute
  • Adult Services
  • Distance Learning Opportunities
  • Application Procedures and Tuition Fees
  • Outlook


The University Of Pennsylvania

  • General Description
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Credit Programs
  • Special Programs for Adults
  • Demographics of Enrollment
  • Admission Requirements
  • Distance Learning Opportunities
  • Continuing Education Faculty
  • Outlook


Tufts University

  • General Description
  • The Certificate Programs
  • The Graduate Special Student Program
  • The Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program
  • Reasons for Enrollment
  • Application Procedures and Tuition Rates
  • Outlook


Cornell University

  • Decentralization
  • Faculty
  • Market Focus
  • Classes
  • Degrees and Certificates
  • Special Classes and Programs
  • Marketing
  • Budget
  • Outlook


Cuyahoga Community College

  • Market Focus
  • Courses and Certification
  • Faculty
  • Distance Learning
  • Budget
  • Cooperative Programs
  • Special Courses and Programs
  • Marketing
  • Outlook


Portland State University

  • Cooperative Programs
  • School of Extended Studies
  • Distance Learning
  • Outlook
  • Tulane University

  • University College
  • Growth
  • Degrees and Certificates
  • Admission
  • Tuition
  • Noncredit Courses
  • Satellite Campus
  • Faculty
  • Budget & Spending
  • Marketing
  • Outlook


Auburn University

  • Outreach Program Office
  • Certificates
  • Faculty
  • Growth
  • Offerings
  • Cooperative Arrangements
  • Marketing



Chapter Six: Private Sector Participation In The Adult Education Market
National Business College Of Virginia


  • The Campuses
  • Degrees
  • Distance Learning
  • Faculty
  • Growth
  • Marketing
  • Outlook


Education Management Corporation

  • General Description
  • Enrollment & Revenues
  • Financial Data


Microsoft

  • Vendors as Educators
  • Microsoft Skills Program


American Education Corp

  • General Description
  • Recent Contracts


Apollo Group, Inc.

  • General Description
  • The University of Phoenix
  • Costs and Revenues
  • Acquisitions


Whitman Education Group

  • General Description
  • Company History
  • University and Associate Degree Divisions
  • Students and Instructors
  • Financial Data
  • Loss and Future Objectives


Jones Education Co.

  • General Description
  • Programs
  • Affiliates
  • Services
  • Delivery Systems
  • Financial Data
  • Future Objectives


Sylvan Learning Systems

  • General Description
  • Financial Data
  • Expansion into the K- and Adult Education Market
  • Revenues


Devry Inc.

  • General Description
  • Financial Data
  • Tuition
  • Faculty
  • Testing & Evaluation
  • Expansions
  • Time & Space


ITT Educational Services

  • General Description
  • The Degree and Diploma Programs
  • Completion Time
  • Financial Data


National Education Corp

  • General Description
  • Financial Data


Dun & Bradstreet

  • Deal with UOL Publishing
  • FUN/ED, INC.


Ambassadors International Inc.

  • Programs
  • Financial Data



    Chapter Seven: New Technologies: Distance Education In The Adult Education Market

    • Continuing/Adult Education at the Forefront of Distance Learning
    • Computer/Video Only Instruction
    • Public Colleges Lead the Way



    Chapter Eight: A Look At Specific Market Segments: The Basic Skills Market

    • The ESL Market, the Professional Education Market
    • The Basic Skills Market
    • Basic Skills and High School Completion Classes
    • The English as a Second Language (ESL) Market
    • The Professional Education Market
    • Degree, Diploma, and Certificate Programs
    • Vocational and Technical Programs
    • Work-Related Courses
    • Legal or Professional Requirement



    Chapter Nine: Advertising And Marketing



    Appendix: Reports Of Interest From Primary Research Group, Inc.


    Profile of Colleges and Universities Distance Learning


    Introduction


    • Parameters of the Report
    • The Rise of Distance Learning
    • Delivery Media
    • Revenues, Costs, and Funding
    • Acadia University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • The Acadia Advantage
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Obstacles
    • Future Goals
    • Aims Community College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty Recruitment
    • Student Enrollment
    • Corporate Relationships
    • Obstacles
    • Funding
    • Future Goals
    • The Annenberg/CPB Project
    • General Description
    • Products
    • Costs
    • Licenses

    • Bemidji State University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Student Demographics
    • Obstacles
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • Boston University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • California Virtual University
    • Background
    • The University
    • The Design Team
    • Funding
    • Future Goals
    • Central Missouri State University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty and Faculty Training
    • Costs
    • Future Goals

    • Champlain College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Future Goals
    • Dallas Telecourses
    • General Description
    • Products
    • Licenses
    • Galveston College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Enrollments and Costs
    • Genesee Community College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • Georgia Southern University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses
    • Faculty
    • Students
    • Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • The Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Organizational Structure
    • ISIM University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Mercy College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • National Technological University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Participating Universities
    • Customers
    • Financial Information
    • Future Goals
    • New Hampshire College
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Training
    • Enrollment and Student Demographics
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • New School for Social Research
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Enrollment and Student Demographics
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • New York University
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Course Development
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Degree Programs
    • Course Development
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Learning
    • Future Goals

    • Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Newark
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Faculty
    • Student Demographics
    • Training
    • Corporate Collaborations
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • State University of New York, Empire State College
    • General Description
    • Models of Distance Learning
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Course Development
    • SUNY Learning Network
    • Collaborations
    • Faculty
    • Enrollments and Student Demographics
    • Future Goals
    • Thomas Edison State College
    • General Description
    • Guided Study
    • On-line Computer Classroom Courses
    • Contract Learning Courses
    • Going the Distance: PBS
    • Courses and Programs
    • Consulting Faculty and Academic Advisors
    • Student Demographics
    • Corporate Partnerships
    • Funding
    • Future Goals

    • The University of Alabama
    • General Description
    • College Independent Study
    • QUEST
    • Intercampus Interactive Telecommunication System
    • National Technological University
    • Global Online Academic Learning System
    • Faculty
    • Costs
    • Future Goals
    • The Western Missouri Educational Technology Consortium
    • General Description
    • Delivery Media
    • Courses and Programs
    • Organizational Structure
    • Instructor Training
    • Funding
    • Future Goals


    Appendix: Other Reports Of Interest From Primary Research Group, Inc.



    Survey of Distance Learning 2001



    • Summary Of Major Findings
      • Enrollment Growth Rates
      • Suppliers
      • Technology Usage Preferences
      • Tailor-Made Dl Programs For Business, Government And Non-Profits
      • Advertising & Marketing


    • Methodology
    • Chapter One: Enrollment Growth
    • Chapter Two: Use Of Products & Services From Distance Learning Suppliers & Vendors
    • Chapter Three: Use Of Web-Based Courses
    • Chapter Four: Third Party Course Providers
    • Chapter Five: Departmental Assistance To The Distance Learning Program
    • Chapter Six: Use Of Technolgy
    • Chapter Seven: Copyright And Licensing Issues
    • Chapter Eight: Tuition Costs
    • Chapter Nine: Tailor-Made Courses For Industry & Government
    • Chapter Ten: Consortium Membership
    • Chapter Eleven: Advertising & Marketing The Distance Learning Program
    • Chapter Twelve: Centralization Of Dl College Bureaucracy
    • Chapter Thirteen: Courses Offered & Staff Salaries
    • Chapter Fourteen: Profitability & Cost Structure



    Survey of Distance Learning 1999




    Summary Of Major Findings



    Chapter One: Introduction



    Chapter Two: Number Of Students/Courses



    • Mean Number of Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses
    • Mean Number of Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses, Fall Semester of
    • Mean Number of Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses, Spring Semester of
    • Mean Number of Credit Hours Earned by Distance Learning Students
    • Mean Number of Credit Hours Earned by Distance Learning Students, Fall Semester of
    • Mean Number of Credit Hours Earned by Distance Learning Students, Spring Semester of
    • Mean Number of Distance Learning Courses Offered
    • Mean Number of Distance Learning Courses Offered in
    • Mean Number of Distance Learning Courses Offered in
    • Mean Percentage of Distance Learning Students That Drop a Class Prior to Completion
    • Percentage of Respondents that Indicate that the Distance Learning Dropout Rate is Higher, Lower, or about the Same as it is For Traditional College Courses at the Institution
    • Mean Number of Students per Distance Learning Course
    • Mean Percentage of Students that Fail to Pay for Distance Learning Courses



    Chapter Three: Marketing/Business


    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Try to Sell or License Distance Learning Services to Other Organizations
    • Mean Spending on Marketing and Advertising of Distance Learning Courses within the Past Year
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Various Media In Marketing and Advertising
      Efforts
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise on the Radio
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise on Cable, Network, or Local Television
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Direct Mail Campaigns in their Marketing
      Efforts
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Videos about the Programs in their Marketing Efforts
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use the College or Program Web site in their Marketing Efforts
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Internet Newsgroups and/or Billboard Postings in their Marketing Efforts
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise in Newspapers
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise in Magazines
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise on Billboards
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Advertise in Cardpacks
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that have a Separate Catalog for Distance Learning
      Courses
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that have Special Arrangements with Corporations, Government Agencies, Non-Profit Organizations, Other Colleges, Distance Learning Consortia, High Schools, or Other Institutions to Provide Distance Learning Services Specifically or Largely to that Organization




    Chapter Four: Internet Access


    • Percentage of Colleges that Have Various Types of Internet Service Arrangements
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Their Own Internet Servers
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use the College's Internet Server
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use an Outside Service Provider
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use an Outside Service Provider Used by the
      College
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have their own Servers that Purchased or Rent the Servers
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use the Same Server as Other Departments of the College



    Chapter Five: Technology


    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Various Practices and Technologies
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Mail Correspondence
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Fax
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Fax Broadcasting
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use E-mail Correspondence
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Internet Correspondence (WWW and E-mail)
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Internet Voice Applications (Phone Calls over the Internet)
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Campus Groupware or Intranet
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Voice Dictation Software (Writing by Speaking into a Computer)
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that use Audiocassette
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Live Audio
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Radio
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Telephone
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Voice Mail
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Interactive Voice Response
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Videocassette
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Tape Video
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Tape Video, Broadcast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Tape Video, Cablecast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Tape Video, Satellite
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Live Video
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Live Video, Broadcast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Live Video, Cablecast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Live Video, Satellite
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use Videoconferencing
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use CD-ROM
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use DVD
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Various Practices and Technologies
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Mail Correspondence
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Fax Correspondence
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Fax Broadcasting
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of E-mail
      Correspondence
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Internet Correspondence (WWW and E-mail)
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Internet Voice Applications
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Campus Groupware or Intranet
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Voice Diction
      Software
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Audiocassette
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Live Audio
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Radio
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Telephone
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Voice Mail
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Interactive Voice Response
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Videocassette
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Tape Video
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Tape Video, Broadcast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Tape Video, Cablecast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Tape Video, Satellite
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Live Video
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of TV Broadcast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Cablecast
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Satellite
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Interactive Videoconferencing
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of Computer-to-Computer Videoconferencing
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of CD-ROM
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Plan to Make Greater Use of DVD



    Chapter Six: Internet Administration


    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use the Internet whose Students Need Passwords to Gain Access to Course Materials
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Use the Internet whose Instructors Must Submit Materials for Approval before Posting Them on the Internet
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used various Programs to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used Pathware to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used WebCT to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used Vcampus to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used InfoPrint to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentages of Distance Learning Programs that Have Used Programs Other Than Those Listed on the Questionnaire to Devise Internet-Based Courses or Support Services
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Have Outsourced Web Program Design to an Organization Outside of the Campus



    Chapter Seven: Faculty


    • Percentage of Distance Learning Instructors that are Adjunct Faculty
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Compensate Instructors for the Development of Technology-Based Lessons
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs whose Instructors are Required to Undergo Formal Training in Distance Learning
    • Mean Cost of Distance Learning Training per Instructor
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs whose Students are Required to Undergo Formal Training in Distance Learning
    • Mean Cost of Distance Learning Training per Student



    Chapter Eight: Finances


    • Reported Profit Margins of Distance Learning Programs
    • Costs and Expenditures
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Administration and Oversight
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Instructor/Tutor Salaries
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Advertising and Promotion
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Course Development/Purchase
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Equipment
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Teacher Training and Recruitment
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Telecommunications Costs
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Facilities (Buildings/Classrooms)
    • Percentage of Total Costs and Expenditures Attributed to Costs other than Those Mentioned
      Above
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support or Some Sort of Grant for Development Purposes
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from the State Government
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from the Local Government
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from a Private Foundation
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from a Private Company
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from a Telecommunications Provider
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Receive Outside Financial Support that Receive such Support from a Source other than the Ones Listed



    Chapter Nine: Course Parameters


    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Describe DL Course Content as Tailor-Made for DL Applications; Similar or the Same as in Traditional Courses with Few or No Modifications; Similar or the Same as in Traditional Courses with Some Important Modifications
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs whose Courses are Offered over Certain Time Spans
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs whose Students Fill Out Course Evaluation Forms
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs in which Administrative Staff "Sit In" on DL courses to Evaluate Instructors and Course Offerings
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Indicate that Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses Have More Difficulty, Less Difficulty, or About the Same Level of Difficulty as Students Enrolled in Traditional Courses in Obtaining Loans and Other Types of Financial Support from the College
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Indicate that Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses Have More Difficulty, Less Difficulty, or About the Same Level of Difficulty as Students Enrolled in Traditional Courses in Obtaining Loans and Other Types of Financial Support from Outside the College
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs that Indicate that Students Enrolled in Distance Learning Courses Have More Difficulty, Less Difficulty, or About the Same Level of Difficulty as Students Enrolled in Traditional Courses in Transferring Credits to Other Colleges, or Qualifying for More Advanced or Graduate Study
    • Percentage Of Distance Learning Programs that Indicate that Certain Percentages of Current DL Students Have Taken DL Courses in the Past
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at Various Locations
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at Home
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at a Common Physical Location Outside the College, for Some or All of the Students Enrolled
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at the College
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at College Sites that Serve as Proxies
    • Percentage of Distance Learning Programs for which Exams are Administered at All of the Above Locations



    Chapter Ten: Best Practices And Purchases


    • Best Practices
    • Best Purchases and Suppliers



    Appendix: Other Reports Available From Primary Research Group



    US Corporate Distance Learning and Online Training




    Chapter One: Overall Corporate Distance Learning Market Size

    • Expected Growth Rate
    • Corporate Spending For Distance Learning


    Chapter Two: Corporate Distance Learning Market Segments

    • Market Segments By Company Size
    • Company Size Strongly Related To Usage Of Distance Learning


    Chapter Three: Casual User Vs Committed User

    • Lessons From The Digital Publishing Industry


    Chapter Four: Market Segments By Industry Type

    • Utilities/Transport/Communications: Use Of Distance Learning/Online Training
    • Retail And Consumer Oriented Services: Use Of Distance Learning/Online Training
    • Heavy Industry: Use Of Distance Learning
    • Healthcare & Retail Sectors: Use Of Distance Learning
    • Finance, Insurance & Real Estate: Use Of Distance Learning
    • Wholesalers: Use Of Distance Learning
    • Light Manufacturing: Use Of Distance Learning
    • Business Services
    • Consumer Oriented Services
    • How Distance Learning Spreads Through An Industry


    Chapter Five: Market Segments: Geographic Bias In Usage


    Chapter Six: Key Factors In Competitiveness: Partnerships And Targeting


    • Reaching Into The Enormous Informal Training Market
    • Content Partnering With Marketing
    • Partnering Strategies


    Chapter Seven: Industry Structure & Profiles Of Major Players

    • Industry Specific Or Skill Specific Vendors
    • Colleges And Universities
    • Education Portals & Publishers
    • Corporate Complete Service Organization
    • Corporate Training Companies
    • The Importance Of Partnership


    Chapter Eight: Market Growth

    • Plans To Use Distance Learning Within The Next Two Years
    • Expected Use Of Distance Learning


    Chapter Nine: Growth Prospects By Company Size

    • Market Growth By Type Of Industry


    Chapter Ten: Factors Affecting Market Growth & Profitability

    • Profitability Of Suppliers Of Distance Learning And Online Training To The Corporate Market
    • How To Lose Money In A $6 Billion/Year Industry Growing At 30+% Per Year
    • The Impact Of College Distance Learning Programs On Private Sector Profitability
    • Lack Of Deveopment Of Broadband Access By Small & Medium Sized American Businesses
    • Vicious Competition From 7500 Competitors
    • Major Phases Of The Distance Learning Corporate Market


    Chapter Eleven: Broadband Development Among Small & Medium Sized Companies


    Chapter Twelve: Impact Of Intranet Development By Small & Medium Sized Firms On The Development Of The Distance Learning Market


    • Intranet Usage - The Magic Number
    • The Smb Intranet Development Market Size
    • A Few Good Years Of Growth In The Small Company Intranet Market
    • The Smb Intranet Development Market, By Industry Type
    • Intranet Development In By Companies In Business Services
    • Finance, Insurance & Real Estate Company Market For Intranet Development
    • Utilities/Communications/Transportation Intranet Development Plans
    • Companies In Business Services Market For Intranet Development
    • Intranet Development In The South


    Chapter Thirteen: Intranet Development Spending, By Industry


    Chapter Fourteen: Intranet Spending, By Region


    Chapter Fifteen: Methodology For Primary Surveying Sections


    • Characteristics Of The Sample
    • Sample Broken Out By Company Size
    • Sample Broken Out By Geographic Region
    • Sample Broken Out By Number Of Communication Access Lines
    • Sample Broken Out By Industry


    Chapter Sixteen: Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses, By Region

    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Program To Supply Training Or Courses -Midwest
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel-South
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- West


    Chapter Seventeen: Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel, By Company Size

    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 1 To 5 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 6 To 19 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 20 To 49 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 50 To 149 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 150 To 399 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies With 400-3000 Employees


    Chapter Eighteen: Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel, By Industry Type

    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Light Manufacturing
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In The Sample In Heavy Manufacturing, Mining & Construction
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In The Sample In Utility Industries
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Retail & Consumer Oriented Services
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Wholesale
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Business Services
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies In Professional Business Services


    Chapter Nineteen: Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Percentage Of Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel, By Total Number Of Communication Lines

    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 1 To 2 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 3 To 4 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 5 To 6 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 7 To 10 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 11 To 20 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 21 To 40 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 41 To 90 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies That Have An Arrangement With Any Supplier Of Distance Learning Or Online Training Programs To Supply Training Or Courses To Company Personnel- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 91 Or More Communication Lines


    Chapter Twenty: Number Of Company Employees That Take Company Sponsored Distance Learning Or Online Training Courses Annually, By Region

    • Number Of Company Employees That Take Company Sponsored Distance Learning Or Online Training Courses Annually - Midwest
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -South
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - West


    Chapter Twenty-One: Number Of Companies That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually, By Company Size

    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies With 1 To 5 Employees
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies With 6 To 19 Employees
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies With 20 To 49 Employees
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies With 50 To 149 Employees
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies With 150 To 399 Employees
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies With 400 To 3000 Employees


    Chapter Twenty-Two: Number Of Companies That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually, By Industry

    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies In Light Manufacturing
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies In The Sample In Heavy Manufacturing, Mining & Construction
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies In The Sample In Utility Industries
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies In Retails & Consumer Oriented Services
    • Statistical Market Size Probability Data For Stock Of Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies In Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies In Wholesale
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually -Companies In Business Services
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies In Professional Business Services


    Chapter Twenty-Three: Number Of Companies That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually, By Total Number Of Communication Lines

    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 1 To 2 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 3 To 4 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 5 To 6 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 7 To 10 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 11 To 20 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 21 To 40 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 41 To 90 Communication Lines
    • Number Of Employees That Take A Distance Learning Course Annually - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 91 Or More Communication Lines


    Chapter Twenty-Four: Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within Two Years, By Region

    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years-Midwest
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years-South
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- West


    Chapter Twenty-Five: Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within Two Years, By Company Size

    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 1 To 5 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 6 To 19 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 20 To 49 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 50 To 149 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 150 To 399 Employees
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies With 400-3000 Employees


    Chapter Twenty-Six: Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within Two Years, By Industry Type

    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Light Manufacturing
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In The Sample In Heavy Manufacturing, Mining & Construction
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In The Sample In Utility Industries
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Retail & Consumer Oriented Services
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Wholesale
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Business Services
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies In Professional Business Services


    Chapter Twenty-Seven: Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within Two Years, By Total Number Of Communication Lines

    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 1 To 2 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 3 To 4 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 5 To 6 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 7 To 10 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 11 To 20 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 21 To 40 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 41 To 90 Communication Lines
    • Percentage Of Companies Without Distance Learning That Plan To Use It Within 2 Years- Companies That Maintain A Total Of 91 Or More Communication Lines


    Chapter Twenty-Eight: Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training, By Region

    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Midwest
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -South
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Northeast/Mid-Atlantic
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - West


    Chapter Twenty-Nine: Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training, By Company Size

    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies With 1 To 5 Employees
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies With 6 To 19 Employees
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies With 20 To 49 Employees
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies With 50 To 149 Employees
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies With 150 To 399 Employees
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies With 400 To 3000 Employees


    Chapter Thirty: Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training, By Industry

    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies In Light Manufacturing
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies In The Sample In Heavy Manufacturing, Mining & Construction
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies In The Sample In Utility Industries
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies In Retails & Consumer Oriented Services
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies In Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies In Wholesale
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training -Companies In Business Services
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies In Professional Business Services


    Chapter Thirty-One: Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training, By Total Number Of Communication Lines

    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 1 To 2 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 3 To 4 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 5 To 6 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 7 To 10 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 11 To 20 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 21 To 40 Communication Lines
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 41 To 90 Communication Lines


    Chapter Thirty-Two: Major Company Market

    • Percentage Of Organizations That Have Formal Arrangements With Distance Learning Providers To Furnish Their Personnel With Information Technology Courses
    • Mean Number Of Employees Per Organization That Have Taken One Or More Distance Learning Courses Within The Past Year
    • Mean Company Spending On Distance Learning Or Online Training - Companies That Maintain A Total Of 91 Or More Communication Lines


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