Distance education more expensive than thought.

Cost is one of the big issues facing higher education. Diminishing government funding has spiraled the expense of attending public colleges and universities, which, in turn, has increased the debt burden on students to more than a trillion dollars. Facing this issue has become a national concern for many politicians. State legislators and governors, as well as executives of some for-profit education companies, have been pushing distance education (mostly in the form of on-line courses) as the solution