A survey investigated the attitudes of commuter students toward distance education. Respondents were 397 students attending Purdue University Calumet (Indiana) for at least two semesters. Results indicated that if the students had the option of taking a course at home or in a classroom, 59 percent would use the distance option; over half of these were female. Of the 30 percent definitely not interested in the distance option, a large majority of both traditional-age and older students preferred the immediate feedback in a classroom, participation in classroom discussion, ability to talk with the instructor and other students before and after class, and being in a setting focused on learning. Almost half liked the structure of being in a particular place at a particular time. When asked if receiving instruction at home could be satisfying, most said it would be so if combined with some classroom instruction; 29 percent felt receiving an entire course at home would be satisfactory, and 18 percent felt it would not be satisfactory. It is concluded that while students are interested in the distance learning option, they have some reservations. It is also suggested that attempts to make distance learning more like traditional campus-based learning would be costly. (MSE)