Sramana Mitra: The other trend that I have noticed is that there is a lot of online education going on in healthcare, for example in nursing training and medical technician training. Becky Takeda-Tinker: I think technology has advanced where you can create 3D and 4D images. Sramana Mitra: We have a company in our portfolio that
Sramana Mitra: You believe that the formal higher education process is worth it? Becky Takeda-Tinker: I think it suits some of the population in the US. I don’t believe that it serves all. There must be different pathways for different interests. The world has changed so much from when the baby boomers came. We are
Sramana Mitra: It sounds like one of the factors that you’re optimizing on is the cost of getting a degree. Is this an across-the-board trend that you’re observing in your peer group of institutions running online degree programs. Becky Takeda-Tinker: No. As a public non-profit state university, our only mission is student success in the workplace
Sramana Mitra: What can you share about the demographics and psychographics of your student body? Who are these people? Becky Takeda-Tinker: Interestingly, 40% are the first in their families to attend college. 27% are from underserved population – Latino, African-American, Asian, and Native American. 15% of our students are military affiliated. About 50% are male