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You see advertisements for them every day: “Get your online associates degree at your convenience and get a better job.” And in fact, if done right, an online degree program can provide you just the degree you need, without having to significantly adapt your life to make room for a class schedule. This is because you can take classes online at your convenience, at night, or whenever you can schedule some free time. This makes it much easier to hold down a full-time job, take care of your children, or any other number of things you would have to juggle if you were to go back to school full time on a traditional campus.
However, there are some drawbacks to an online education. First of all, you have to make sure that your school is accredited. Most employers will not honor degrees that have been gotten from colleges (online or traditional) without accreditation. Because online education (also called “distance learning”) is gaining in popularity and in recognition as a sound education means, more and more organizations are now giving online institutions accreditation, so that a degree you earn from an online education is every bit as good as one you earn in a traditional campus.
However, this isn’t always so, and you have to make sure that it is true before you waste your hard-earned assets on an online degree. How do you determine whether or not a university is accredited? Check the regional accreditation board in the area where your particular university is physically located. If it has not been recognized by this accreditation board, it’s not legitimate at least in regard to what sort of certification or degree it will offer you, and you should look elsewhere.
Once you do find an accredited college that has the classes you want, you can apply for financial aid to actually “attend” classes there. It used to be true that for students to qualify for financial assistance, you had to complete at least 50% of your education on a traditional campus. This is no longer true, however, and the school itself should be able to help you apply for financial assistance much in the way a traditional college can.
Finally, online classes have one step backward over traditional schools, and that is that you do not have to physically show up for classes. Yes, this is an advantage in terms of your time, but it also means that you have to be completely disciplined for your own “attendance” and completion of work. Therefore, if you’re not self-motivated enough to make sure you complete your work on time and follow the syllabus religiously, an online degree program is probably not for you.
If you are conditioned and have no problem with self-motivation, then an online degree program may be just the ticket. You should be able to complete your associates degree with much less inconvenience, and without having to significantly disrupt your life. This, in turn, can help you find that dream career you’ve been looking for all your life.
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by William Westbrook Do online colleges offer the same opportunities and educational value that is offered by a traditional school? Most universities offer some courses over the Internet and more are likely to in the future. Online degrees are an increasingly popular choice in today’s fast-paced world. What makes it a popular choice? For most people, it is the convenience and flexible scheduling. Instead of driving across town to a campus, you walk across the room and sit down at your comput
Since the community colleges don’t provide office space — and since my specialty is teaching online & I hope to get at least one online course — I should be able to deduct my office space against the teaching income. That and what little advantage we’re getting from mortgage interest deduction may save in the tax department.
stared at colleges online. Just looking around but Syracuse University and Illinois State are tops.
This is a difficult question to answer, but I believe Georgetown University has a program with Diplomacy as well as Linguistics, or you can choose from a multitude of languages: Arabic, Chinese, East Asian Languages, Eastern Mediterranean Languages, Italian, Slavic Languages, Spanish and Portuguese, and many more. I hope this helps!
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I realize this isn't really an answer to your question; however, I wanted to make sure you check to whichever online school you plan to enroll in that they are state accredited. In other words, make sure that the degree is worth the paper it is printed on. You can check this info through your state's school web site for colleges. Many online colleges do enable you to receive a degree, but in several cases it is not a "REAL" BS, etc. Just be careful & Good Luck!!!
btw ~ Have you checked into your community colleges? Several of them offer online classes & have deferred payments in addition to finanical aid. ~ HTH ~ Smiles ~ Kelli
I would argue that it is not necessarily government backed accreditation that is the main limitation, but moreover the thought process that this accreditation represents: society’s view that the services offered by these institution are irreplaceable. I think that this notion arises because of the necessity of infrastructure for the generation of research and delivering effective professional programs.
The physical infrastructure provides an environment for knowledge creation that simply cannot be duplicated by online knowledge generation. A great deal of research (physical sciences, micro-biology, technology, etc.) requires physical facilities. Given the importance of this type of research in developing vaccines and innovative technologies, the demand going forward for such facilities will only increase.
The instruction offered at professional schools (medical, dental, etc.) could not be delivered as effectively without the physical interaction and collaborative environments that are currently utilized. Given that demand for professional programs will only increase as population increases, demand for all colleges and universities that can contribute to these teachings will continue.
I would agree that the simple knowledge transfer associated with most undergraduate degrees (B.A, B.Sc., etc.) could be replicated online. However, I would argue that the knowledge creation (in certain disciplines) and tacit knowledge transfer required for effective professional programs could not be duplicated online. Going forward colleges may require a shift away from the replicable undergraduate programs and towards a focus on programs that simply have no substitute. However, I believe this is a more manageable transition than the one imposed on the newspaper industry.
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