The company operates through two divisions, eLearning and Enrollment.
The eLearning division operates as an application service provider providing access to its software products, consisting of online campuses, courses, reporting, content management, and administration solutions.
It also provides services complementing its software, including design, development, and management of online campuses and courses, as well as ongoing administration, faculty, and student support.
The Enrollment division provides outsourced integrated enrollment marketing services to the proprietary post-secondary market.
The company was founded by Robert N. Helmick in 1996 and was formerly known as Real Education, Inc.
and Real Information Systems, Inc.
It changed its name from Real Education, Inc.
to eCollege.com in 1999.
eCollege.com is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
