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What is Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE)

Chapter 10
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
Founded in the 1950s to assist the western states share higher education resources. Sister organizations exist in New England (NEBE), the South (SREB), and the Midwest (MHEC). WICHE runs a vast network of student exchange programs among the 15 western states, conducts national research projects, and is active in higher education policy.
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Advancing the Effective Use of Technology in Higher Education
Sally M. Johnstone (Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 4
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch010
Abstract
In 1989 the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) located in Boulder, Colorado, founded the Western Cooperative for Educational Telecommunications (WCET) as a resource for the 15 western states. At the first annual meeting, delegates from outside the WICHE states petitioned to join. The original membership agreed. By 2004, WCET had over 250 members representing 43 states and seven countries. WCET had become an international, member-driven service agency.
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