Distance education has afforded generations of students the opportunity pursue their educational goals outside of the traditional school system. It has allowed countless students the ability to further their education, while allowing them to maintain their obligations to their families and employers. While distance education is not for everyone, it has certainly stood the test of time. The following is a brief timeline of events related to distance education.
-> 1840 Isaac Pitman begins teaching shorthand by correspondence in the UK.
-> 1858 The University of London creates its External Program.
-> 1883 New York State authorizes the Chautauqua Institute to award degrees earned via correspondence.
-> 1891 The Colliery Engineer School of Mines renames itself International Correspondence Schools.
-> 1892 The University of Chicago starts administering the first university courses by mail.
-> 1906 The Calvert School of Baltimore becomes the first primary school in the United States to offer correspondence courses.
-> 1916 The National University Continuing Education Association is created in the United States.
-> 1921 ...
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