Administrative challenges and rewards of online learning in a rural community college: Reflections of a distance learning administrator

Gwladys Anne Austin · 2010 · New Directions for Community Colleges

Summary. A rural community college in central Michigan developed online learning programs that transformed teaching, learning, and institutional operations. The administrator describes the specific challenges and rewards encountered while building distance education capacity in a small rural institution, revealing how online learning reshaped the college's processes and systems.

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Austin, G. A.. (2010). Administrative challenges and rewards of online learning in a rural community college: Reflections of a distance learning administrator. New Directions for Community Colleges. https://doi.org/10.1002/cc.402

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DOI: 10.1002/cc.402
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: broadband-and-digital, education
Added: 2026-04-28