eCollege.com

You don't have to eat dorm food if you go to college online. eCollege.com is propelling higher education into cyberspace by creating online campuses for universities and high schools. The company sets up online academic communities replete with computer-based courses, testing, online registration, and other student services. Customers include career colleges, community colleges, school districts, and universities. eCollege.com also has corporate clients who use its services to build online training courses for employees. The company, acquired by educational publisher Pearson in 2007, is a subsidiary of Pearson Education and does business as Pearson eCollege.