### Question
Can you define what distance education means?


### Answer
**Distance education** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 1093*:

> an educational process that is characterized by the separation, in time or place, between instructor and student

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 1093*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 28-HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE > SUBCHAPTER IV-STUDENT ASSISTANCE > Part G-General Provisions Relating to Student Assistance Programs**

