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U.S. student distance learning enrollment 2012-2016
Percentage of students in the United States taking distance learning courses from 2012 to 2016
This statistic presents the percentage of students in the United States taking distance learning courses from 2012 to 2016. During the last measured year, 14.9 percent of higher education students were taking exclusively distance learning courses. Overall, 31.6 percent of students took at least one distance education course.
Percentage of students in the United States taking distance learning courses from 2012 to 2016
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This statistic presents the percentage of students in the United States taking distance learning courses from 2012 to 2016. During the last measured year, 14.9 percent of higher education students were taking exclusively distance learning courses. Overall, 31.6 percent of students took at least one distance education course.
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- 2012 to 2016
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