Overview
Welcome to Kansas State University's Division of Continuing Education Affiliates page! K-State offers you the widest range of distance education possibilities through partnerships with a variety of educational organizations and institutions. Our affiliates extend beyond the university campus, across the state, and even across the nation to help you pursue your education anytime, anywhere. See the listing below for all K-State distance education affiliates and contacts.
In the K-State Community
K-State Alumni Association
Where K-State Alumni receive updates on K-State activities, programs, athletics, and more! Visitors can purchase K-State Alumni products or learn about the new K-State Alumni Center.
Distance Education Alumni Advisory Committee
The Alumni Advisory Committee enhances the growth of Continuing Education by providing insight about distance programs based on past experiences and their current professional and personal experiences. The Committee also provides leadership for developing financial support for distance programs and students.
K-State at Salina Office of Continuing Education
Find out about Continuing Education courses offered through K-State at Salina offered for credit or non-credit. Information on courses for high school and college credit are included as well. K-State at Salina also offers multimedia services and conference rooms.
K-State Connections
Links to various K-State affiliates in the Big 12, the Kansas Board of Regents, and partner universities. Various other Kansas links are also included.
UFM Community Learning Center
UFM Community Learning Center offers creative learning opportunities, lectures, and outreach and community programs for personal development and lifelong learning.
Across Kansas
2+2 Agreements
K-State has joined with a number of community colleges to offer 2+2 agreements that allow students to earn the first two years at a local community college and then continue through distance education to complete a bachelor's degree.
AccessUs
AccessUs is a partnership between six community colleges and three universities, designed to bring a variety of selected Bachelor's Degree programs to Western Kansas.
K-State at Barton
Barton Community College offers many programs of study leading to an associate or pre-professional degree. K-State at Barton works closely with students and BCCC to continue their education on the Manhattan campus or through K-State Distance Education.
K-State at Colby
Colby Community College offers a variety of programs and learning opportunities. K-State at Colby works to help students continue their education on the Manhattan campus or through K-State Distance Education.
K-State at Dodge City
K-State has joined with Western Kansas Community Colleges to provide high quality, full-service educational opportunities to people in Western Kansas.
EduKan
EduKan is an online consortium of community colleges. This useful website offers online tutoring, online associate degrees, and information on each of its partner colleges and universities.
Fort Riley
K-State has been providing educational opportunities for military and families for over 50 years. K-State is a service member opportunity college.
Heartland Alliance
This alliance brings together administrators and educators from a variety of Kansas institutions to share technology expertise, resources, and training, with a special emphasis on distance education in Kansas.
IDEA Center
The Individual Development Educational Assessment (IDEA) Center is based out of Manhattan, Kansas. The center concentrates on evaluating teaching through student evaluations. This site is of particular interest to university faculty, department chairs, deans, administrators, researchers, and on-campus coordinators.
Kansas Board of Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents governs 6 state universities, and it supervises and coordinates 19 community colleges, 5 technical colleges, 6 technical schools, and a municipal university. This site provides information on educational institutions, as well as the state standards.
Kansas Regents Online Catalog
The online catalog allows searches for various distance education courses offered throughout Kansas. This site is managed by the Kansas Board of Regents.
KCCAP
Kansas City Collegiate Admissions Professionals (KCCAP) is a consortium of colleges and universities represented in the Kansas City metro area that provides education fairs to businesses and organizations
LEARN-Wichita
Local Education Adult Resource Network (LEARN) is an educational organization comprised of colleges, universities and trade/technical schools located in Wichita that work together to provide a rich diversity of educational opportunities for adults and employers.
TELENET 2
TELENET 2 (T2) is a statewide Kansas video conferencing network linking multiple sites simultaneously and creating a statewide classroom. T2 can be combined with other instructional technology tools and allows people to electronically attend university courses, seminars, trainings, workshops, meetings, etc. near their homes. People can see and hear each other in this interactive environment.
T2 classrooms are located throughout Kansas and are equipped with PolyCom video conferencing units and large monitors. Connectivity is established by Internet Protocol (IP) or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). Site staff manage the equipment, handle course materials, and proctor tests.
Preregistration in a K-State course or a reservation at a TELENET 2 site is required to open a T2 classroom.
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas offers Independent Study Courses.
Regional
Big 12 Conference Distance Education
Each of the 12 major universities in the Big 12 Conference participates in distance education. This website will direct users to distance education programs at each Big 12 school.
Great Plains IDEA
Great Plains IDEA is a consortium of Human Sciences Colleges at eleven different universities. This site can help future students locate the degree they are looking for in human studies by listing various degrees and providing course listings.
National
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
K-State Food Science Institute
The K-State Food Science Institute facilitates training of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate and graduate students; supports basic and applied research initiatives; and provides technical and scientific information to consumers, the food industry, and governmental agencies. The Food Science Institute works closely with the Division of Continuing Education to offer distance education credit programs and non-credit opportunities to the food industry. The Food Science programs are accredited by the Institute of Food Technologists which is a nonprofit
scientific society with 22,000 members working in the food science, food technology, and related professions in industry, academia and government.
National Universities Degree Consortium (NUDC)
The National Universities Degree Consortium (NUDC) allows students and future students to browse distance education courses and various degree programs ranging from associate degrees to doctoral degrees to certificate programs. This site is key for distance education students.
