The activities of INTELECOM Intelligent Telecommunications can be traced back to the late 1960s and to the foresight of Elton H. Rule, general manager of KABC-TV in Los Angeles. Rule issued a challenge to colleges in the southern California area. If a group of institutions could work together in the development of college credit television courses, he would supply production facilities and personnel, as well as local broadcast time to air the programs. Eighteen community colleges accepted the challenge, and INTELECOM was formally established in the Spring of 1970.

A Leader in Distance Learning

Early "telecourses" from INTELECOM were similar in format to the Sunrise Semester series broadcast by CBS. Over the years, each successive course became more sophisticated in academic design and production quality. Telecourses such as Oceanus, The Mechanical Universe, Portrait of a Family, Taking the Lead, and Crossroads Cafe formed the basis of distance learning classes throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Worldwide, INTELECOM courses have been distributed throughout Asia, Europe, Canada, Australia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

A Vision for Online Learning

Today, INTELECOM is uniquely positioned as a premier provider of digital learning resources and curriculum-based courseware for higher education. By combining the best in educational content, technology and instructional design, INTELECOM offers educators and administrator the tools they need to improve learning outcomes and achieve growth.