A Women’s College’s Profitable Foray Into Online Learning - Lauren Coffey, Inside Higher Ed

Spelman’s experiment with in-house certificate programs earned nearly $2 million in its first year, exceeding its expectations. The eSpelman program started out in the fall 2022, covering three certificate programs with a total of 49 learners. It served as an experiment of sorts for the historically Black women’s college to dip its toe into online education. But a deluge of interest followed, pushing Spelman to increase its program to 150 students—including Lindstrom—the following term. That jumped to 250 the term after and now sits at roughly 410 students in the current term. The program has also expanded to seven certificates, with an additional two in the works.

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