Online colleges

[Saulo]

has anyone done this? I don't plan on doing it but I would like a quick lowdown. thx v-heads

[robert]

My roommate is doing it right now. I can ask her about it. She's working on getting into a nursing program so she's doing some courses to prepare herself for that, I believe.

[TripleH]

http://forums.degreeinfo.com/

 

Excellent site dedicated to Distance / Online learning.

[veginator]

One of the places I teach, American Public University, is an online school. The faculty seem pretty good from what I know.

[hsorlando]

I have also been wondering about online college. It seems like the cost would be less, just hopefully not the education.

[TripleH]

My degree was done entirely via DL - I was pleased with the quality of education I received.. not to mention I was able to do it while working FT and on my own time schedule... I'll be starting a Masters next year, again, entirely via DL. Full steam ahead.

 

APUS has a good rep, the courses are affordable and a very nice range of degrees.

 

The cost, generally, is less than going the traditional way of attending class in person. Again, for me, it was a number of factors that I considered when going for DL: 1) Time - I work FT, I can't take off mornings/afternoons to attend class. 2) Flexibility - ability to view lectures at my leisure was fantastic. 3) Type of degree sought - My undergrad is in Networking and Telecommunications - exactly what I wanted. 4) Cost - saved quite a bit of $ vs going to a B&M (Brick and Mortar) school...

 

I'd recommend visiting the forum I posted in my earlier post - it is, by far, the best forum regarding DL education...