What is ADEC?

The world is not bound by time nor space anymore.

ADEC is a distance learning consortium dedicated to the quality and tradition of the Land-Grant University System, with the vision and ability to provide 21st Century learners the educational and professional growth opportunities they demand.

Approximately sixty land-grant institutions, nationwide, have joined to develop more effective ways of reaching people who want and need learning opportunities away from our traditional campuses.

The strength and tradition of the land-grant system have been at the heart of education in our country for more than 90 years. Now as the digital age of learning dawns on the world, what better place to come first for the education and information required to stay competitive.

Twenty million people in this country are anticipating their next career move. ADEC and the land-grant university system are working together with just-in-time learning opportunities unbounded by geography that will reach these people.

Access and availablity have been the originating and driving forces of the land-grant system since its inception. But, now that digital technology has begun to blur state lines and other geographic boundaries, the meaning of access and availability are changing . Today, they mean satisfying the customer in a competitive environment, where the campus-based distribution system is no longer the only game in town.

ADEC offers educational programs from land-grant universities to learners where ever they may be. As Distance Learning technology allows users the freedom to learn at their pace and at the place of their choice, the only thing left is to provide the information and education they want.

That's where ADEC comes in. We have what people want. Now we can make it available in ways they can really use it.