While Penn State’s history in distance education began in the College of Agricultural Sciences, other colleges had their own offerings as well.
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The Rural Free Delivery program was in its experimental phase when, in 1892, Penn State began offering non-credit agricultural courses.Īmong the most notable alumni are the founders of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, who spent $5 in 1978 to take the short course on ice cream-making by correspondence. One way the country’s leaders hoped to improve rural life for this population was by having the mail delivered, at no cost, to their homes. However, life in rural areas was hard and isolating, and farmers had to travel to the nearest towns to get their mail at a post office. Cities burgeoned with new manufacturing plants immigrants streamed in from Europe looking for new opportunities.
In the late 19th century, the United States was teeming with industrial might. Here is a look at some of the historical highlights.
What started with correspondence courses for farmers 125 years ago evolved over the years alongside the latest advances in communications technology. While the way the University has delivered education at a distance has changed drastically since 1892, Penn State’s commitment to providing access to higher education remains as strong as ever. People from South Korea, Brazil, Spain and dozens of other countries use computers and the internet to access their course work online, through Penn State World Campus. More than a century later, students from around the world have access to a Penn State education. While students were being taught by Penn State’s faculty in the classrooms of buildings such as Old Engineering and Old Botany, so were farmers in rural Pennsylvania and across the country, thanks to the U.S. In 1892, for the first time, Penn State offered a way for people to learn without coming to the campus in State College.
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