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Program and Institution

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programs are built, managed, and supported by world-class Mines faculty and staff
who create relevant and innovative courses, content, and exams for a high-quality
er the first fully-online degree program
programs in June 2020. Additional online graduate programs are in development.
The Mines online programs and course learning experiences are much the same
IMPACT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ON ENROLLMENT
Current goals are to expand online graduate students to a population of around
as found in the in-person classroom – engaging, cutting-edge courses focused
(Space Resources) and received full accreditation to offer multiple fully online
on solving some of the world’s most pressing engineering challenges. Online

Online learning programs are differentiated from Mines’ on-campus learning experiences, which includes hybrid learning. There are currently no undergraduate programs offered solely online. There are a number of online undergraduate courses being offered with a focus on “gateway” and summer courses that lead to Online learning courses and programs utilize Mines’ faculty who will have a balanced load of

educational experience. In 2019, Mines received accreditation to off 900 students each semester. on-campus coursework. . staff