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CAP College (CAP College Foundation, Inc., CAP College on the Web; CAPCOW) offers online college courses in the Philippines. It is a private, non-sectarian, distance learning college.
Its mission is "the democratization of higher education opportunities through Digitalized Distance Education" (see http://www.capcow.com/).
Based on the "open university model", its stated objectives are to:
- Provide opportunities for higher education to persons who cannot go to formal or conventional schools on account of time, distance, finances and other constraints;
- Develop new non-traditional undergraduate and graduate programs to meet specific needs of government and industry; and
- Contribute to the development of Distance Education in the Philippines.
Wikipedia notes that students have the option of taking courses online, by mail, or by pick-up of their module packages. Midterm and final examinations are proctored and have to be physically taken on-site
CAP College online is a child of the Filipino "College Assurance Plan" group, a corporate entity involved in education as well as Pension, Distance Learning, Health Maintenance, Life Insurance, Information Technology, Financing, Communications and General Insurance.
CAP College's main office is in Makati City, the Philippines.
The CAP College Foundation web site is at http://www.capcow.com/