I continued watching the CHLOE 9 – Strategy Shift: Institutions Respond to Sustained Online Demand webinar. Eric Fredericksen, Ed.D., Associate Vice President for Online Learning and Professor, University of Rochester; discussed online revenue, funding, and pricing. The CHLOE survey respondents reported that online programs are a net revenue generator. While most institutions reported no additional resources for online learning, 42% indicated some increase or a substantial increase. The majority of institutions have standardized tuition for online and on-campus programs. Interestingly, more schools reported not offering special discounts for online programs (44%). This part of the webinar focused on the financial aspects with 200+ respondents for most questions. Public two-year schools were more likely to treat online programs as a net cost to support the institutional mission while public 4-year institutions viewed online programs as net revenue generating.
