Liberty U grows up
A college that is close to my heart has just announced a new record enrollment.
This coming fall, more than 50,000 students will attend Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, VA.
And here’s the neat thing - of thos 50,000 only about 12 thousand will be on campus. The rest will be getting their degree online.
Liberty University was doing distance education before the internet. I’m showing my age here, but I remember taking classes via Liberty University by watching video taped lectures and taking written exams (in the presence of an approved mentor). Since then, Liberty has led the way in online degree eductation, becoming the largest non-profit, private college in the U.S.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. (son of the late Jerry Falwell, founder of the University) admits that the popularity of LU’s online program is due to the poor ecomonic conditions, but I thinks its also due to two other reasons:
1 - Liberty has found a great niche in the education market and has marketed itself well. Heck, I still get mail from them as an “alumni” promoting their online degrees.
2 - The school accepts more than 90 percent of students who apply. The school is reported to be raising academic standards each year, but…
Anyway, it’s hard to beleive that ”little” Liberty University has enough students to fill Dodger stadium 
