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Friday Aug 15, 2008
Personal development and career advancement are two of the most important goals that prospective students wish to achieve by earning a degree from an accredited university online or in a traditional classroom. Often, however, the decision to become a student is complicated by factors such as prior commitments (work and family), time, distance and high costs. The dream of a higher education can at best end up on the back burner or at worst, be dismissed as being unreachable. With the millions in funding available to students today in the form of scholarships, grants and student loans, there is no financial reason to procrastinate. An accredited university online can help you achieve your dream form the comfort of your home by removing the necessity of choosing between work and study. By enrolling in a degree program at an accredited university online, you can have the best of both worlds: hold down a job in your hometown close to your family and friends, and work towards a degree.
The job market
More and more in today’s labor market employers focus on creating a flexible workforce. One which is flexible not only in terms of where the work is done, for example at home (telecommuting), in the office, or on location with a client, but also a workforce which is flexible enough to continually learn new skills as industries meet new challenges head on. Accredited universities online are a part of that strategy, providing skilled, knowledgeable personnel to businesses eager to hire them.
Distance learning
Accredited universities online have risen to the challenge of helping to create and maintain a flexible workforce that is capable of reacting to changes in industry by taking on new skills. These are skills that can be acquired by using distance learning. The growth of the Internet has meant that prospective students no longer have to be physically present on Campus nor does every student have to begin his or her program of study at the same moment. The challenge of making it possible for busy, ambitious adults to continually learn and grow in their chosen profession, achieving their goals while earning a degree is being met by a growing number of accredited online institutions offering e-learning or distance learning via the Internet.
Choosing a direction
All you need to begin making your dream a reality today is commitment and a computer. Funding for your studies is readily available. The courses being offered by universities online range from programs leading to degrees in the Arts and Languages, to Accountancy, Education, Health Care, Engineering and Business. Use the courses on offer to acquire new skills or to hone the skills you already possess, thus increasing your value in the labor market and strengthening your bargaining position over future career advancement with your employer.
Funding
Millions of dollars in grants and scholarships are available to both traditional and non-traditional students so don’t let getting a degree and improving your career end up at the bottom of your bucket-list. Find the funding you need and jump start your future today.
Posted by admin | Under Accredited Universities Online
Friday Sep 12, 2008
What is the catch to getting your degree online, I see commercials for them all of time, it seems so easy, there has to be a catch somewere????
I am an online student. The catch is that it is expensive, but very flexible.
It is very intense, you take one course at a time for 5 weeks. You cram 12-15 weeks into 5 weeks. However, you are only taking one class at a time so you really get to focus.
After attending a traditional college and online, I would have to say that online has provided me with better understanding and learning of the material.
In response to some of the other responses…
Yes many are accredited.
They are flexible, after 2 years I have never encountered a test that was timed after logging in- things are sent to your inbox (the university and it's teachers do not know when you log in unless you post a message) and you respond or post when you are ready or the item is due.
I never have had a problem contacting someone with questions about my education.
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Posted by admin | Under Accredited Universities Online
Friday Sep 12, 2008
Do you have any personal experience good or bad with a particular university?
The Official MBA Guide can give you a list of distance learning programs, and the programs indicate their accreditation. AACSB accreditation is the most respected. You can limit your search to AACSB schools with distance learning programs.
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Wednesday Sep 10, 2008
Have you done it? What degree did you pursue? What college do you recommend?
Seeing that everyone has been a little negative towards earning an education online, I want to add a bit of positive sight for distance learning. I am currently halfway done with a Masters degree in Counseling from Capella University. It’s actually been a great experience to be able to learn and go to “school” at home, work, library, etc. I can tell you now that I have a four year bach. degree from a public accredited university and I have never experienced teachers that cared and was personable until I attended Capella Univ. I am in my fourth quarter there and my hubby is starting there as a IT major next quarter so he is excited. Alot of people I know personally, co-workers, and colleagues, have gotten degrees from Argosy and Univ. of Phoenix and have gotten great jobs ranging in corporate, to teaching. I have two friends now at Capella and we love it, so that’s my experience and going to a brick and mortar university may not be right for you and distance learning is certainly not for everyone.
It takes great discipline and motivation, you have to stay on top of things. I recommend Capella simply because it has great teachers, administration is good at solving problems, and their reputation is really good. If you have questions, I’m at msjaybutler@yahoo.com….
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Wednesday Sep 10, 2008
RHIT is Registered Health Information Tech….I am currently enrolled at a University where I attend part time. For various reasons, I need to go back to working full time but want to continue my education. I am looking for a University where I can do all my schooling on line. Can anyone reccomend some, or lead me into how I would go about finding one rather quickly?
Thanks.
Here are some great online schools with health care programs. You'll probably be able to find the specific RHIT program that you're looking for:
http://www.college-scholarship-hound.com/index.php?t=onlinedegreeprograms
Good luck to you!
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Monday Sep 8, 2008
You get your degree and still pay for the courses you take online but is there a set back to not actually going to college? Just wondering…:)
Thanks!
One example of an online "college" I can think of is Harvard University - they do very many online classes. I assure you that if you take your online classes there you will indeed be educated.
There are some serious disadvantages to doing your courses online. One is that they are generally much harder. You don't get the 1:1 teacher interaction and the assignments tend to be heavy on academic writing.
The way it works, you log into your class and read the syllabus which has all of the requirements of the class. There will be reading and writing assignments, maybe a project, and some discussions with classmates.
You may or may not have to take any tests, your papers may well be your test.
If there is any lecture content, you'll get that via streamed video. Same with any audio only content.
It's really not very different than going to class except you don't go to class, class comes to you.
The education you get online is only as good as the school providing it. There are good schools and bad schools. Make your choice carefully.
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Monday Sep 8, 2008
It depends on the unversity and the degree. You need to check the reputaion of the univeristy carefully and then the professional requirements of the job you intend to study for. Some are recognized and some are not. Best advice is to be careful.
I've attached one website of a university that is quite well known for its distance and on-line programs.
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Monday Sep 8, 2008
Is the apostille degree bogus in comparisson to a traditional accredited university degree and recognized by corporations and legitimate universities? Can you tranfer credit with a apostille type university degree to other universities nationally and internationally?I have heard so many conflicting stories.Can anyone help me here in understanding the authenticity or not of this type of degree?My head is swimming from a lack of facts.
I'm not sure what you're getting at with your question, but if you're asking the difference between an associate's degree and a regular degree one is two years and the other is 4 years. You can transfer credits gained from an associates to other schools and depending on your credit some schools may or may not accept your credits and you need to check with the school's respective policy on transfers so talk to the school(s) first before you pay fees to have things sent. Your associates degree is basically your general education all your sciences, maths, and a portion of your electives.
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Monday Sep 8, 2008
and if you could send me a link, that would be awesome.
I'm assuming you are referring to the Art Institutes of California. They are accredited by the ACICS. You can check on accreditation of any school in the U.S. by checking the CHEA website at http://www.chea.org/search/search.asp
Good luck,
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Posted by admin | Under Accredited Universities Online
Saturday Sep 6, 2008
Is the degree just as good as getting one from a regular university?
Goodness is in the eye of the beholder! For example, some people only care if a degree is from an accredited university, while others want to see an ivy league degree.
When I was trying to qualify for promotion, all I needed was a master's degree, but it didn't matter from where. In that particular case, the online one was just as good as an "in-person" university.
It probably also depends on what degree program you're talking about and where you're trying to get a job. At places that are less discriminatory (like civil service) your online degree may get you as far as somebody else's Harvard degree. At a private company, that may not be the case.
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