distance university

American  

noun

Canadian.

1. a degree-granting institution operating wholly or mainly by correspondence courses for students not resident on or within commuting distance of the campus.

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Example Sentences

This whole idea of a distance university — private, sponsored by Western governors — I love the idea of it, I love the model and love the mission.

From Seattle Times

"There's ignorance from distance," University of Sydney associate professor Catriona Elder, an expert in Australian cultural identity and history, told the BBC.

From BBC

“We’re not talking about Kosovo or Southern Sudan,” says José Ignacio Torreblanca, professor of political science at Spain’s National Distance University.

From Time