Community Colleges With Foremost Use of Digital Technology Announced

SACRAMENTO, CA, Oct 08 (MARKET WIRE) --
e.Republic's Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine have
announced the winners of their fifth annual Digital Community Colleges
Survey. Those named are leading community colleges across the U.S. that
offer exceptional technology support to students and educators. The
survey addressed multiple areas in digital technology, including online
registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services;
technology training for students and faculty; and Web 2.0 social and
collaborative capabilities.

Community colleges were placed in three categories based on size of
enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year. College officials supplied
answers to survey questions and the top colleges in each of the enrollment
categories were named.

First place winners in each category:

-- Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pa. -- (7,500 or more
students)

-- Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo. -- (3,000 - 7,500
students)

-- Panola College, Carthage, Texas -- (less than 3,000 students)

View the full list of winners at www.centerdigitaled.com and
www.convergemag.com.

Marina Leight, vice president of the Center, said, "Community colleges,
year after year, impress us as forward thinking and quick to adapt. Our
survey results show overwhelmingly that community colleges are fast
embracing cyber technologies used by 'First Digitals,' fostering
collaboration in learning by using tools students are familiar with. Those
institutions chosen as this year's top community colleges are exceptional
examples of this investment in learning."

The Center and Converge magazine thank the survey underwriters for their
support of community colleges across the nation:

HP ProCurve -- With a comprehensive portfolio of award-winning products
and solutions and over 20 years of networking experience, HP ProCurve is
the network of choice for colleges worldwide. See www.procurve.com.

Oracle Corporation is the world's largest business software company. For
more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at www.oracle.com.

The Center for Digital Education is a national research and advisory
institute providing education and industry leaders with decision support,
research and educational services to help them effectively incorporate new
technologies in the 21st century. The Center is a division of eRepublic,
Inc., a national publishing, event and research company focused on
information technology in the public sector. For more information on
e.Republic visit www.erepublic.com.

For more information on the Digital Community Colleges Survey,
please contact:

Janet Grenslitt
jgrenslitt@centerdigitaled.com
(916) 932-1363

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