The best online colleges?
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Your best bet for online education is to stick with mainly public schools that offer both online and face-to-face education. These will be cheaper than for-profits (Phoenix, Kaplan, Strayer etc.) and at the same time be more respected.
Since the first poster is so against online education, here are some schools that offer programs that can be completed entirely online or almost entirely online. Harvard requires two semesters in Cambridge, the rest can be completed at a distance.
University of Florida
Florida State University
University of Georgia
Mississippi State
Dakota State
North Carolina State
University of North Florida
University of South Florida
University of Alabama
Ohio University
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas
Texas Tech University
University of Nevada
Penn State
Harvard
University of Illinois
University of South Carolina
University of California, Berkeley
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
University of Wyoming
That's just a sample of the different schools offering online degree programs.
Here are a few sites to get you started in your search...
Fort Hays State University – http://www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege/...
Peru State University - www.peru.edu/offuttafb/degreep...
University of Wyoming – http://outreach.uwyo.edu/ocp/
American Public University – http://www.apu.apus.edu/index.htm...
University of Illinois - http://www.online.uillinois.edu/...
The five schools above are less than $250 per semester credit hour for online courses. It doesn't matter where you live in the U.S. If you really feel the need to spend $400 per credit hour or more, please attend Penn State instead of UoP.
Good luck,
This is a trick question. Most employers will not take any on-line degree seriously.
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What field would you like to study?
Try to take some of your classes face-2-face in a university/college setting. It should add some credibility to your degree. Especially if you're going into a science field.
My suggestion would be the University of Maryland or UMUC.
http://www.umuc.edu/
Great advice above. Many many schools are going towards the format as an option. Do ALOT of homework and find one that fits your needs. It's not for everyone, it takes much more personal motivation to stay on track.
My add to the above is: make sure the school is regionally accredited. Regional accreditation shows that the school has passed a review process that will help ensure that your credits will transfer to other schools.
Be sure to check here before you enroll: http://www.chea.org/search/
Just an FYI, UOP tuition is up to $494 per undergraduate credit. 128 credits * $494 = > $63,000 for a bachelors degree in tuition alone.
http://www.uopxonline.com/tuition.asp...
One thing to bear in mind is that online degrees are as credible as traditional college degrees. For as long as the online college you attend is accredited, any employer will recognize it.
View this page for top accredited online colleges:
http://www.distance-learning-college-gui...
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