Gov. Pete Wilson announced on Tuesday that networking company Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to be a corporate sponsor of the California Virtual University.
The California Virtual University (CVU) is a joint project of the University of California, the California State University, the California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities. It's an Internet-based catalog of course offerings from California's accredited colleges and universities. The CVU intends to give people who can't take advantage of on-campus classes access to higher education. More than 70 accredited California colleges and universities have signed on, making 500-plus courses available.
Cisco, the third largest company on NASDAQ, joins Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, KPMG Consulting, Pacific Bell, and International Thomson Publishing as corporate sponsors, each contributing US$75,000 to the project.
