Skidmore College – “University Without Walls”
By Michael Leppert

Distance Learning is a popular concept among homeschoolers of all backgrounds and philosophies. Colleges and universities that support and promote the idea of learning without the student having to be on a campus are increasing and the programs offered via distance learning are also growing in scope. One of the oldest and most significant among the institutions of higher learning with a long history of understanding the value of learning at a distance is Skidmore College, a small liberal arts college nestled in the middle of the Hudson Valley, New York State.

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Upper Iowa University Correspondence Distance Learning Program
by Michael Leppert

Upper Iowa University provides a tremendous resource for homeschooling students and working adults to complete an undergraduate degree in the flexible environment of traditional correspondence courses. The UIU correspondence program has been in operation since 1973 and was one of the first of its kind in the nation. While many universities offer correspondence courses in isolated subjects, very few offer full degrees completely by distance delivery methods. UIU provides 17 degrees in its External Degree Program, with 15 being completely by correspondence and 2 requiring some online work, but all 17 do not require any campus attendance at all! However, at least 30 credits out of an average of 120 total credits have to be through UIU and 36 units have to upper level courses. Therefore, if a student completed 36 units of upper level work at UIU, both of these requirements would be satisfied.

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