Category Archives: Online Education
Distance Learning Degree Programs gain National Recognition
For the first time in three years, an educational organization in the United States has been awarded the coveted Baldridge Award. Three different organizations received this award in 2008, and the North Carolina Iredell Statesville School District (I-SS) was among them. The other two organizations that were so honored including a healthcare business and a food industry giant. The Baldridge Award was developed in 1987. It is given with the intent to honor service and performance excellence, as well as strategic … Continue reading
President Obama: Will he Help or Hurt Distance Learning Degrees?
President-elect Barack Obama claims to support distance learning degree programs, citing technological advances as one means of assisting students to enter 21st century classrooms and benefit from increased access to learning technologies. However, he vocally criticizes for-profit educational institutions, such as online degree universities, explaining that they are responsible for draining public education funds. His approach to distance degree programs seem ambivalent at best. Further, he strongly advocates expanding the services of colleges traditionally serviced by the United Negro College … Continue reading
Success or Failure: Are you a Good Distance Learning Student
Online degree programs sound attractive, convenient, and exciting. But how do you know whether you can make the grade? What kind of student does it take to succeed in distance learning degree programs? Are you a stay at home mom? Do you have plenty of free time while the children are in preschool or taking their naps? If you’d like to advance your career with an online university degree program, you’re probably an ideal student. Of course, you have to … Continue reading
Online Education Opportunities for Teachers
For more than a century, America has been referred to as a “melting pot” with regard to its cultural diversity. This diversity, however, is often not appreciated or understood. Now, a prominent legal organization is offering grants to primary and secondary school teachers interested in increasing their students knowledge of immigration and cultural issues. The American Immigration Law Foundation has offered grants of up to $500 to teachers who develop projects designed to education students about current issues in immigration … Continue reading
Distance Learning: Does it Make the Grade?
Have you wondered how distance degrees really stack up in real life? Does anyone actually take distance learning seriously? Can anyone really earn a college degree at home and find a worthwhile job? You may be surprised to know that distance learning is not only accepted by most colleges and universities, but it is rapidly gaining popularity among even the most elite American universities. Ivy League schools such as Cornell, Columbia, and the University of Pennsylvania. In fact, Columbia University … Continue reading
Earn a Degree Online in Computer Science
If you are going to attend a university degree program after graduating from high school, you may be planning to attend a four-year traditional college degree program and earn your diploma. What if you’re not one of these students, though? Should you just try to find a good job and earn a steady income? The latest research shows that people who complete a university degree program earn significantly more than those who do not. If you think you have the … Continue reading
Today's Job Market: Is it Time to Finish your Degree?
Even if you’ve been lucky until now, your luck may not hold out much longer. In today’s economy, the job market is continuing to tumble. Most people who do not have a college degree presently, and many who do, are out looking for work. Even if you do have an undergraduate degree or Master Degree, some job markets are just not hiring. Many real estate and mortgage companies are tightening their belts, and new graduates with accounting degrees or educations … Continue reading
The Dog Can't Eat Your Homework Now: Distance Degrees
If you’ve decided to go back to school and earn a college degree at home, you may experience a brief culture shock at first. Students who get a degree online often find studying and exams more convenient, but there are challenges unique to distance learning degree programs as well. If you have decided to finish your college degree program through an online university, you should be aware of the unique challenges you may face. You may often find that deadlines are … Continue reading
How "long" is a bachelor's degree?
Strangely it depends on where you got that degree and what you are using it for. In the US you can take four or more years to complete a degree. You can also take four or few years to complete a degree. I completed my bachelor’s degree in 3.5 years and if I wanted I could have easily completed it in 3 years. There are many US online and campus based programs that are designed to complete a bachelor’s degree in 3 … Continue reading
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