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The ''Columbia Southern University'' ('''Other name''', ABBREV) supports... | The ''Columbia Southern University'' ('''Other name''', ABBREV) supports fully online degree education. | ||
Columbia Southern is a privately owned, online-only higher education institution. It was founded in 2001 as one of the [[US]]'s first completely online universities, conceived to meet the demand for alternatives to the traditional university experience | |||
It offers numerous [http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/degree/online/ associate, bachelor, and postgraduate degrees] in fields such as fire science, criminal justice and business administration (among others). | |||
There are roughly 17,000 online learners at Columbia Southern as of August 2009, supported by 270 full-time faculty and staff. As noted on the university web site, [http://www.columbiasouthern.edu/military/ more than half] of students enrolled at CSU are members of the U.S. military. | |||
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Columbia Southern University's main office is in | |||
Columbia Southern University's main office is in Orange Beach, Alabama, [[US]]. | |||
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Revision as of 02:38, 26 August 2009
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The Columbia Southern University (Other name, ABBREV) supports fully online degree education.
Columbia Southern is a privately owned, online-only higher education institution. It was founded in 2001 as one of the US's first completely online universities, conceived to meet the demand for alternatives to the traditional university experience
It offers numerous associate, bachelor, and postgraduate degrees in fields such as fire science, criminal justice and business administration (among others).
There are roughly 17,000 online learners at Columbia Southern as of August 2009, supported by 270 full-time faculty and staff. As noted on the university web site, more than half of students enrolled at CSU are members of the U.S. military.
Columbia Southern University's main office is in Orange Beach, Alabama, US.
The Columbia Southern University web site is at http://www.uname.edu/
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Courses are supported by online forums, web lectures, interactive software, and audio and visual examples.