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Online Degree Programs Help Working Moms get Ahead
Project Working Moms . . . and Dads Scholarships are full tuition scholarships awarded by online degree programs at accredited universities to help working parents achieve their educational dreams. Win a scholarship for your online studies today. (EMAILWIRE.COM, April 17, 2009 ) Online Degree Programs Help Working Moms get Ahead Working moms: If you’ve been putting off your dreams of a college education because of the costs involved, delay no longer! You can get a college degree without robbing the … Continue reading
Recession Sends People Back to School for a Degree
Experts tell us that the U.S. economy is facing perhaps the most serious recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Prices are deflating, banks are in crisis, and many businesses are looking at bankruptcy. Surprisingly, though – or perhaps not so surprisingly, tens of thousands of people are returning to school to get a college degree. Recently, the administrators of Degree.com did an informal survey of visitors to the website. During this survey, they learned that nearly half – … Continue reading
The Soaring Popularity of Online University Degree Programs
Imagine a 12% return on your investment. In today’s struggling economy, that kind of return is something like financial wizardry. Distance learning degree programs, however, are continuing to experience that kind of phenomenal market growth. The latest distance learning degree program surveys, conducted by the Sloan Consortium, however, concluded that enrollment in online degree courses throughout the country had in fact increased by 12 percent during the last year. As a result, more than 4 million people nationwide are enrolled … Continue reading
Should you Bother to get a Degree in Business Administration?
When you graduated from high school, the manager of the retail chain for which you worked informed you that he was promoting you to assistant manager, and you started earning over $30,000 yearly. Not bad for a high school graduate, and suddenly it seems as though maybe your future is already set. Why even bother to earn a college degree? The average salary for people who work in business fields and don’t have a college degree is about $38,000 each … Continue reading
Male and Female Differences in Distance Learning
Recent research has shown that women are more likely than men to enroll in distance degree education programs. This is especially true for mature women going back to school, as well as minority women and those with low incomes. The convenience and flexibility of these online degree programs has offered this group of people a chance to complete a college degree program and succeed in their careers. Distance learning is becoming ever more popular. in 2006, the number of people … Continue reading
Online University Programs offer Winning Solutions
Decades ago, long-term illnesses meant dropping out of college, often for entire semesters. If students were able to return to school and graduate, they often faced many challenges to completing their degrees. Rapidly changing technologies often made classes taken only a year or two before obsolete. The increase in number and quality of online university degree programs has helped to change this dim outlook. Today, students can earn online degrees without ever setting foot on a college campus. Many top … Continue reading