Alipour-fard, (2007). Several years ago, a speaker at a conference predicted that, in a lifetime, the lion's share of college education would be transferred to distance learning programs, and the physical size of brick-and-mortar campuses would be reduced substantially. While distance learning has progressed since then, the capability of brick-and-mortar campuses as the primary venue of higher education remains, for now, unchallenged. Nationwide, campus physical plants continue to grow with the addition of new laboratories, dormitories, classrooms, stadiums and many other types of buildings.
