A traditional school contributing an “all in” strategy to adding an exclusive e-college or online distance education division is more likely to be successful over the short and long terms then others still waiting, It is increasingly apparent by the growth of online education and the incredible percentage of acceptance by students (90%) that adding online curriculum will suffer if a school new to online education does not make a major commitment to grow and expand the online side of their schools as quickly as possible.

The ratings in Best Worst Online Degree Program Providers,9th Ed shows over 100 schools have not made or continue to fail to make committed efforts to rigor equal or exceeding offerings of other online providers interested in preserving and building an online academic reputation. Traditional schools entering the online education marketplace are painfully learning the hard lesson that competitively, students will not beat a pathway to their door without a considerable marketing effort and by in by existing faculty. As Peter Drucker suggested, time is running out for the laggards.