In 2006, AskOnline and its community of colleges and universities saw remarkable growth in online tutoring use. This growth in use is taking place within the context of ever increasing adoption of online courses and other Internet centric methods within higher education, as well as an continued increase in Internet use generally.

But even in the context of the Internet, AskOnline's growth stands out from the pack. While the number of students enrolled in online courses increased by 72% in 2006 (as compared with 2.2% growth in enrollment overall) AskOnline saw growth of 675%! The increased use of AskOnline technology for online tutoring and mentoring shows that the system is both effective and popular with students.

According to both the Commission on the Future of Higher Education and the research firm Eduventures, improving student retention rates needs to be at the top of the priority list for Colleges and Universities in 2007. As college students increasingly take their courses online, and also graduate into a world in which Internet users increased by 7.3% in 2006, and the number of Google searches increased 19%, colleges and universities must extend their retention efforts onto the Internet. As AskOnline's performance in 2006 shows, the AskOnline E-Tutoring system is the most effective, most comprehensive solution to connect a college's retention experts with its students online.