The Web Can Help You Find The Perfect School For You!

The County of Queens, New York Public Library system has a fairly enlightened approach to job recruitment

. It realizes many of the people it needs don't have degrees in library science. So it pays for them. The catch is you have to obtain that degree within a conscripted time period...and from an online school.

Still, there's the matter of the right school. There are several hundred operations offering online degrees, and the number is growing. That leads to a very important question, with so many operations offering college online, which one is the right one for you...if just the right one at all?

Whether you would rather be an accountant, advance your programming abilities beyond hacking a game system or learning the nuances of the Dewey Decimal System as a librarian, one can find the right online university degree for those disciplines, and many others, too. The key thing is to do some research for right school. Take a little time to shave the number of schools down and you will save a lot of time later.

The first thing to do is narrow down the several hundred universities out there. A good place to start is Google. Just do a search under "online universities, accredited" and it will lead you to a number of data bases that will guide you to about 200 different facilities offering such college degrees. Obviously, trying to sift through several hundred online schools isn't that efficient.

So it's now time to narrow the search. Enter the field you want to specialize in. It can cut the number of schools down considerably, as much as 90%. Note that many online schools realize that students may not know what they truly want to specialize. Students are also notorious for changing their mind mid-degree. So see if they offer broad liberal arts or science-based programs until you make a final decision. Again, the list will be narrowed.

Now it's time to do more refined sifting. Is the school truly accredited? Just type the school's name and something like "accreditation" will answer that quickly. Does the school offer financial aid? The school itself usually will gladly answer that for you. Also, don't be afraid to go to the Department of Education to see if there are programs outside the school's for more aid.

Once you get the field narrowed to a dozen or less schools, it's time to get to work. Go to the school's web site and do some serious reading. Find out if there is anyone of note teaching the courses. If the accredited degree offered does fit your personal schedule. What are the costs and funds available for your entrance. Sort and sift until you get that list down to approximately three.

by: Natasha Bright

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