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Online program offerings increase student enrollment.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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8 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that online program offerings increase student enrollment?

Unclear. The retrieved items only partially support the claim: one program reports a 25% enrollment jump attributed to online courses, and a descriptive IPEDS study notes a correlation between more online graduate programs and higher online graduate enrollment. Other items merely note growth in online offerings or describe expansion as an enrollment strategy, without demonstrating that offerings cause enrollment to increase.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 8 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 8
Supporting Online Students
2012
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Crawley, A. (2012). Supporting Online Students. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=r6xzyMwAFuAC&source=gbs_api

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Increase services, program offerings to boost enrollment, find new students
2016
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Sutton, H. (2016). Increase services, program offerings to boost enrollment, find new students. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/nsr.30162

Enrollment Versus Opportunity: A Comparative Examination of Graduate Student Enrollment in Online Programs and Public University Program Offerings
2026
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Graves, L. & Baek, J. (2026). Enrollment Versus Opportunity: A Comparative Examination of Graduate Student Enrollment in Online Programs and Public University Program Offerings. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.65201/001c.161725

Plan, Prepare and Connect: How Investing in Understanding and Tracking the Evolving Needs of Online Students Informs the Development of Targeted Programs for Transition and Success
2019
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Deanna, H., Emma, S., John, B., Michael, C., Phil, B., & Melissa, B. (2019). Plan, Prepare and Connect: How Investing in Understanding and Tracking the Evolving Needs of Online Students Informs the Development of Targeted Programs for Transition and Success. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1213951

A comparison of student motivation by program delivery method: self-efficacy, goal orientation, and belongingness in a synchronous online and traditional face-to-face environment
2015
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A comparison of student motivation by program delivery method: self-efficacy, goal orientation, and belongingness in a synchronous online and traditional face-to-face environment. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.25549/usctheses-c3-531524

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education
2016
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Danver, S. L. (2016). The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=ymR5DAAAQBAJ&dq=Online+program+offerings+increase+student+enrollment.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Handbook of Online Learning
2002
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Rudestam, K. E. & Schoenholtz-Read, J. (2002). Handbook of Online Learning. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=OLUlAQAAIAAJ&dq=Online+program+offerings+increase+student+enrollment.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Lead the "Think and Do" Movement: How North Carolina State Increased Summer Campus Resource Programming by 400%
2015
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Lead the "Think and Do" Movement: How North Carolina State Increased Summer Campus Resource Programming by 400%. (2015). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5203/sa.v9i0.548

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