1 Percentage distribution of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions in

the nation, and the percentage distribution of students enrolled at those institutions,

by institutional characteristics: 1997–98 ........................................................................ 12

2 Number and percentage distribution of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education

institutions that offered distance education courses in 1997–98, that planned to

offer them in the next 3 years, and that did not offer and did not plan to offer them

in the next 3 years, by institutional characteristics .......................................................... 12

3 Percentage distribution of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions

that offered distance education courses in 1997–98, and the percentage distribution

of students enrolled at those institutions, by institutional characteristics........................ 13

xi

4 Total number of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions, and the

number and percent of institutions in the nation that offered distance education

courses in 1997–98, by level of institutional offerings.................................................... 14

5 Total number of enrollments in all distance education courses, and the number of

enrollments in college-level, credit-granting distance education courses offered by

2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions in 1997–98, by institutional

characteristics .................................................................................................................. 16

6 Total number of different distance education courses, and the number of different

college-level, credit-granting distance education courses offered by 2-year and 4-

year postsecondary education institutions in 1997–98, by institutional

characteristics .................................................................................................................. 20

7 Percent of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions offering any

distance education courses in 1997–98 that offered college-level, credit-granting

distance education courses in various fields of study in 1997–98, by course level

and field ........................................................................................................................... 23

8 Percent of all 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions offering any

distance education courses in 1997–98 that offered college-level, credit-granting

distance education courses in various fields of study in 1997–98, by institutional

type and field ................................................................................................................... 24

9 Number of different college-level, credit-granting distance education courses

offered in various fields by 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions

in 1997–98, by course level and field.............................................................................. 25

10 Number of different college-level, credit-granting distance education courses

offered in various fields by 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions

in 1997–98, by institutional type and field ...................................................................... 26

11 Number of enrollments in college-level, credit-granting distance education courses

offered in various fields at 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions

in 1997–98, by course level and field.............................................................................. 27

12 Number of enrollments in college-level, credit-granting distance education courses

offered in various fields at 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions

in 1997–98, by institutional type and field ...................................................................... 28

13 Percent of all 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions offering any

distance education courses in 1997–98, and the percent that had college-level

degree or certificate programs designed to be completed totally through distance

education in 1997–98, by institutional characteristics..................................................... 32

xii

14 Percent of 2-year and 4-year postsecondary education institutions offering any

distance education courses in 1997–98 that had college-level degree or certificate

programs in various fields that were designed to be completed totally through

distance education, by level and field.............................................................................. 33

15 Number of college-level degree and certificate programs designed to be completed