With early counts showing around 925 students registered for WinterSession this year, the upward trend of enrollment in the three-week intensive session continued, as it has for the past 15 years, the Division of Extended Learning reported.

Last year’s session was the first with an all-online format. It saw enrollment jump to 881 students, according to the Office of Institutional Research.

“We are pleased about our student reaction to WinterSession and think the move to being fully online has contributed to the increase,” said Tom Ingram, Extended Learning’s director of academic programs. “Two years ago we moved to being full online and it truly was a good decision. It not only serves our students’ needs, but also our faculty.”

The fact that people can go home and still take a course is important as most students do not live in Oswego and have the potential to miss a day due to weather, he noted. “For both students and faculty, making up a class during a regular semester is significantly different than making up a full-day class during WinterSession,” Ingram explained. “I’m pleased we continue to have instructors who are willing to teach during that time. We expect the number of people wanting to teach and take courses will continue to increase in the future.”

(Posted: Jan 28, 2013)