| Table 1. Selected Variables of Highlighted Online Course Providers a | ||||||||||
| Online Course Provider | Year Initiated | Initiator | Locales Served | Types of Courses Offered | Number of Courses Currently Offered | Total Student Enrollments Since Inception | Approximate Per-Student Cost Per Course | |||
| Colorado Online Learning | 1998 | Consortium of 14 districts |
Statewide | AP,b Honors, Dual-Credit, Core, Electives | 80 | 6,832 | $200 | |||
| Florida Virtual School | 1997 | District partnership with state grant funding | Statewide, National, International |
AP, Honors, Core, Electives |
80 | 200,000 | $440 per half-credit enrollment | |||
| Iowa Online Advanced Placement Academy | 2001 | Belin-Blank Center |
Statewide | AP | 11 | 5,616 | $380 (does not include cost of the AP exam) | |||
| Johns Hopkins University—Center for Talented Youth | 1994 | John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth | National, International | AP, Accelerated,c Honors | 60 | 53,000 | Varies by course; ranges from $440 to $1,740 | |||
| Michigan Virtual High School | 2000 | Michigan Virtual University | Statewide | AP, Core, Electives |
110 | 26,700 | Varies by course; ranges from $275–$350 per semester | |||
| Virtual High School | 1996 | Concord Consortium, Hudson Public Schools | National, International | AP, IB,d Honors, Core, Electives |
216 | 40,028 | $130 per semester course with standard school membership | |||
a Data reported by online providers both here and in the profiles are for 2006-07.
b Advanced Placement
c An accelerated course compresses the content that normally would be covered in a longer course into a shorter time frame.
d International Baccalaureate
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