subject: Education at your Fingertips: Getting an Online Degree [print this page] College is a tremendous financial and chronological investment. The process can be an incredible pain, requiring a prospective student to put life on hold for four years in order to get a degree, and paying through the nose for the privilege. Finding a college or university with the right program is no picnic, either, and then factors such as location have to be considered.Unfortunately, the current job market almost requires a degree of some sort or another.
However, for those who need a degree but can't just walk away from life for the time it takes to get one, or can't find a college that they can or want to go to, there is a solution. Getting an online degree is a much simpler alternative. Many schools offer long-distance programs, and there are several colleges that are online-only, many of them with reputations that outstrip their tangible counterparts. Because there is no classroom, and no schedule, students are much more free in how they approach their work, and what courseloads they take. Tuition is often lower for students getting an online degree, as well.
An online degree is every bit as credible as its physical analog, and getting an online degree can actually help in some professions, especially technically-oriented ones, because it proves that the student is self-motivating, due to the fact that its the student that drives him or herself, not the professors. It also shows that the student is remarkably computer- and tech-savvy, since they completed a full college or associate's degree entirely off of a computer.
For those who wish to start, finish, or expand their higher education in almost any field, without ever having to leave their homes to do it, an online degree might be the right choice. Its simple, cost-effective, intellectually stimulating, and in today's economy, a sound long term investment.
Education at your Fingertips: Getting an Online Degree
