WebCT Announces Consortium Licensing Agreement With the Community Colleges of Colorado; 14 Member Colleges and Universities, 100,000 Students Included in Deal.

Business and Education Editors

PEABODY, Mass. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Sept. 19, 2000

WebCT, provider of the leading e-learning environment to the higher education marketplace, today announced a consortium licensing agreement with the Community Colleges of Colorado (CCofC). Under the terms of the agreement, CCofC will offer WebCT, the world's most popular course management system, to its 14 member colleges and universities, reflecting a total enrollment of more than 100,000 students.

This two-year agreement will allow CCofC institutions the opportunity to obtain a discount on WebCT licenses, WebCT hosted courses, and WebCT training. CCofC faculty and students will also gain access to WebCT.com, the e-Learning Hub, which is tightly integrated with the WebCT course management system. WebCT.com is the first higher education destination site to offer both faculty and students online teaching and learning resources to a community of peers across discipline and institutional boundaries

WebCT has signed similar consortium licensing agreements with several states and provinces, and today's announcement increases the number of participants of consortium agreements to 15. Other consortia include the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio, South Dakota, the Virtual College of Texas, and West Virginia in the U.S., as well as Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Manitoba in Canada.

"WebCT is proud to be working with these top tier colleges and universities which have a proven commitment to excellence in education," said Carol Vallone, President and CEO of WebCT. "With our integrated e-learning environment that combines our state-of-the-art course management system with our robust e-Learning Hub, these institutions will be able to further enhance their educational offerings to students and faculty alike."

"We are excited about the application of technology in the classroom, and tools like WebCT will allow the Communities Colleges of Colorado to enhance the student's learning experience and prepare them for the interactive global community," said Don Williamson, Chief Information Officer of the Community Colleges of Colorado.

About WebCT

WebCT provides the leading e-learning environment to the higher education marketplace. This robust e-learning environment integrates WebCT, the most popular course management system in the world and WebCT.com, The e-Learning Hub. WebCT.com is the first higher education destination site to offer both faculty and students online teaching and learning resources to a community of peers across discipline and institutional boundaries. Today, more than 48,500 faculty use WebCT to teach at 1,500 colleges and universities in 57 countries. Currently, WebCT is used to deliver or enhance courses totaling more than 6.9 million student accounts - a key metric for the industry, indicating the product's widespread deployment at higher education institutions. These statistics don't include more than 800 K-12 schools and almost 100 corporate customers who are also using WebCT, or about 7,500 others who are currently conducting free trials. More than 42,400 faculty provide links from their online courses to WebCT.com, The e-Learning Hub, and more than 1,368,000 college students had visited the hub this spring (Q2 Brand Intelligence). The Company has offices in Peabody, MA, and Swarthmore, PA, in the U.S., as well as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. More information about the company and its integrated e-learning environment can be found at www.webct.com.

About the Community Colleges of Colorado

Colorado's Community College System serves over 238,000 students each year. The state's largest system of higher education, it comprises 14 state system community colleges, including Arapahoe Community College, Colorado Community College Online, Colorado Northwestern Community College, Community College of Aurora, Community College of Denver, Front Range Community College, Lamar Community College, Morgan Community College, Northeastern Community College, Otero Junior College, Pikes Peak Community College, Pueblo Community College, Red Rocks Community College, and Trinidad State Junior College.

CCofC is also responsible for district community colleges and area vocational schools. Additionally, it prepares students in career training, including vocational education programs in over 150 school districts. The System's history is one of partnerships and innovative initiatives designed to build coalitions between business and industry, government and community leaders, and other educational institutions.

More information about the CCofC may be found at http://www.rightchoice.org .