Distance Learning
Established in 1986, Columbia Video Network, or CVN, is the Graduate Distance Learning Program of Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. CVN offers various degrees to online students that are identical to those awarded to on-campus students. It was first created as a means to reach students beyond its physical Manhattan campus. Upon its inception, CVN was offering 6 courses a semester to corporations within a 75-mile radius. Tapes of courses were physically shipped from Columbia to its students. During the '90s in an effort to decrease logistical issues and increase availability, CVN began offering streaming video access in lieu of shipping tapes.
Today all coursework is available via the internet, and course videos are downloadable as high-resolution files. As of 2007, 200 courses a year were being offered to over 1,500 students.
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