Thursday, July 21, 2011

Free Yourself from the Career Rut

By Charles Hodge


There are few things more rewarding than earning a degree. But for most of history that goal was out of the reach of most people. That has changed. Online education has allowed people access to attending college and getting online degrees who would never have been able to achieve a degree before.

The variety of online degrees available is astounding. Whether you are looking for an undergraduate degree in liberal arts, or an advanced degree in business, or a certificate in a particular area of training, online education can give you access to programs and institutions around the world, from world famous universities to small community colleges to programs that are and always have been designed for online education.

Finding the program you want begins with a simple Google for education in your areas of interest. You will quickly find an enormous number of online education providers who will be quick to respond to an email, a call on an 800 line, or the submission of an online application form. Once you are in touch, trained advisors will be quick to reply, helping you find a path to the online degree of your dreams.

While getting an online education is not cheap, there are many ways to finance online degrees -- and online education is often cheaper than comparable programs due to the vastly reduced overhead in providing education online rather than at a traditional campus. The usual methods used to finance education are available to online students: loans, grants, scholarships and employer-backed continuing education programs are all available for much online education.

Most adults find online education a perfect choice in terms of scheduling. With the flexibility to allow you to sort your daily class schedule to match your daily obligations, and with no commute or obligatory in-class time, you will find you are free to work on a fluid basis. Taking part in class discussions is much like posting to a social forum. With the ability to turn in homework, papers, and take tests online you will find that getting degrees online is much less demanding of your scheduling genius than it would otherwise be.

The possibilities open to you through online education programs are close to infinite. Where once you might have spent you life doing one thing, from childhood to the grave, with online degrees you can open up your possibilities: whether you dream of law, nursing, psychiatry, or business, the range of options through online education is enormous, and the potential for a bright, bright future is yours.




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