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(THUNDER BAY) - Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network, generated a 63.7% increase in the number of student registrations in online programs and courses for Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, and 250 literacy and basic skills and training providers during the 2014-2015 academic year (September 1, 2014, to August 31, 2015) as compared to the 2013-2014 academic year.

THUNDER BAY) - Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network, today reported a 44.3% increase in the number of student registrations in online programs and courses from Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, and 250 literacy and basic skills and training providers during the Winter 2015 academic semester as compared to the Winter 2014 semester.

(THUNDER BAY) - Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network, today reported a 51.2% increase in the number of student registrations in online programs and courses from Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities, and 250 literacy and basic skills and training providers during the Fall 2014 academic semester as compared to the Fall 2013 semester.

(THUNDER BAY, ON) - Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training Network, generated a total of 10,070 registrations in online learning courses offered by Ontario’s 24 public colleges, 22 public universities and 250 literacy and basic skills and training providers in the most recent spring/summer academic semester.

Local access to education and training opportunities supports regional and community economic development and promotes a culture of lifelong learning

(THUNDER BAY, ON) - Contact North | Contact Nord, Ontario’s Distance Education & Training network has partnered with the Open Educational Resource Foundation, a New Zealand advocate for open education access, to help launch the Open Educational Resource university network (OERu).

(THUNDER BAY) – Constance Lake First Nation community members will soon have access to a wide range of online and distance programs and courses from Ontario’s public colleges, universities, school boards, literacy and other training providers without leaving their community.  

(THUNDER BAY)– Student registrations jumped another 18.4% in Winter 2013, as compared to Winter 2012, to a record 14,871 registrations generated and supported by Contact North I Contact Nord in online and distance programs and courses offered by Ontario’s public colleges, universities, high schools, literacy and basic skills and other training providers.