The Satisfaction of Community College Students Regarding Distance Education Versus Traditional Education

Over the past several years, traditional education at community colleges has vastly changed. This is largely due to the rapid changes in technology and transformations in education. Current technology has afforded many major colleges and universities the opportunity to provide students with off-site instruction through the use of distance education. This paper addresses the following research questions: is there a significant difference between the course satisfaction of community college students who received distance education instruction and the course satisfaction of community college students who received traditional instruction? Is there a significant difference between the course satisfaction of community college students who received distance education instruction and the course satisfaction of community college students who received traditional instruction by gender?