OA-Spring 2023

June 1993

90 WED students graduate; 340 enroll in weekend courses

Aug. 1993

First computer course offered in distance format

April 1994

33 WED students receive Woods Rings on Ring Day

Oct. 1995

SMWC education programs accredited by NCATE

Jan. 1996

Campus internet up, buildings networked, new software and email Nine students enroll in first online WED course, Financial Accounting

Aug. 1996

Ashley Downs ’21, Woods Online Graduate

Jan. 1997

1500 th WED student graduates

WOODS ONLINE STUDENT 2023* *Enrolled as of January 2023

Sept. 1997 WED graduate, Carol Rogers Hilliard ‘80 ,

becomes president of National Alumni Board (Now known as the Alumni Association)

May 1998

Faculty develop online courses in accounting, computers and management

Jan. 1999

950 students enrolled in WED

Total WOL enrollment 404 60% Students from 40 states + Malaysia 80% Female Average age 33 Range from 17 to 71 TOP MAJORS MUSIC THERAPY EQUIVALENCY- 25% from Indiana.

May 2000 Oldest (age 80) and youngest (age 19) WED students graduate

May 2002 2000 th WED student graduates

Sept. 2004 Online library databases available to WED students

May 2005 Board of Trustees approves enrolling degree-seeking men in WED

July 2005

WED renamed Woods External Degree program

Jan. 2006

60 courses for WED students available online

July 2006

WED students have SMWC email, access to transcript and catalog online

Aug. 2007 3000 th WED student graduates

Jan. 2008

Desire2Learn adopted as learning management system for WED

Avg. credit hours per term 9.4 45% full-time (12 hours or more per term)

EDUCATION - 37%

May 2009 First male WED student earns baccalaureate degree

July 2011

All courses for WED available online

PARAMEDIC to BSN-5%

July 2011

WED program renamed Woods Online (WOL)

PSYCHOLOGY - 4%

May 2013

A record 115 WOL students earn degrees

HUMAN SERVICES - 4%

June 2015

4000 th WOL student graduates

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - 3%

June 2022 5000 th WOL student graduates

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