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. Rosenberg, M. (2001) e-Learning: Strategies for delivering knowledge in the digital age. McGraw-Hill, p. 287.

“Partnerships between companies, often referred to as consortia, allow similar businesses to pool resources for common, noncompetitive endeavors, achieving great economies of scale.”

Consortium agreements between difference campuses can allow for sister campuses, to gain from each other’s accomplishments. In 2004, Missouri Southern State University began to offer Master’s programs in concert with Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU). NWMSU was already accredited in their master’s program. With the consortium in place, MSSU was able to offer an accredited master’s program to their student base.

Educational systems that can benefit especially from the consortium style of outsourcing are proprietary colleges. Once accredited, online divisions can offer courses to help complement the ground campus programs and maximize the use of faculty and instructional design.