Student satisfaction with distance education instruction was assessed in the context of slow scan interactive television between two university campuses and between a university campus and a business location. The three studies focused on graduate level courses. The research questions addressed were: (1) Is the level of student satisfaction with the distance education course consistent throughout the semester? and (2) Are there differences in the level of student satisfaction between students in a "live" instructional setting and students at a remote instructional setting? The assessment survey was organized into three dimensions: instruction/instructor characteristics, technological characteristics, and course management and coordination. Results indicated that the level of student satisfaction tended to increase as the semester progressed in each of the three advanced graduate courses and that the "live" setting was favored over the remote setting on only one (technological characteristics) of the three dimensions for only one of the courses. Overall, student satisfaction was rated near or above a four on a five-point scale. Eleven figures and 13 tables provide survey information. (Contains 17 references.) (AEF)