A popular alternative to traditional face-to-face classes and degree programs is online education. With this type of learning, you can fulfill the courses required for an online degree at online schools, and earn that degree without setting foot on a campus. All class materials are transmitted via the Internet, and communications are carried out electronically. You study when you want, where you want.
More and more people are taking advantage of online learning. In fact, according to the Sloan Consortium, 4.6 million students were enrolled in one or more online classes as of 2009, a 17 percent year-to-year increase. These numbers are expected given the tremendous advantages of online education.
What Are the Benefits of Earning Your Online Degree?
One of the major draws of online degrees is the built-in flexibility. Because you can fit in your coursework around your other obligations, you can work, earning an income, while attending school. This is a huge plus if you have financial responsibilities and a family. Online degrees tend to cost less than those at traditional brick-and-mortar colleges and universities.
The Internet affords you access to a large community of online students, whom you can turn to for advice, help with homework, socializing, and more. Plus you can take advantage of other electronic means of interacting with your fellow students and professors, like online forums, chats, and e-mail. This adequately replaces the face-to-face support garnered in campus-based classes.
Online Schools
With convenient class schedule options, 24/7 tech support, and graduate employment services, ECPI's Online Degrees offer the flexibility to get the education and skills you want - on your schedule.
- Database Programming - Bachelor
- Network Security - Bachelor
- Accounting - Bachelor
- Criminal Justice - Bachelor
- Electronics Engineering - Associate
Expand your career horizons with an online degree from Everest University Online. Balance work and family while you study for your Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree.
- Criminal Justice (Associate's)
- Computer Information Science (Associate's)
- Applied Management (Associate's)
- Criminal Investigations (Associate's)
- Criminal Justice (Master's)
