The qualitative data provided by CSUCI students supporters the increasing amount of quantitative data supporting the value of online learning. A recent study from Arizona State University revealed that of students surveyed between two four-year and two community colleges, first-time freshman retention rates were at least nine points higher among students in exclusively online or blended courses.
Those are the statistics for nonprofit blended and exclusively online programs, but there are exceptions to the success and embrace of exclusively-online learning space.
