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What You Must Know About Online Degree Programs
Working on an online degree at home lets you learn on your own schedule and in your own way and lets you decide how quickly you want to earn your degree. Many people are earning a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate degree online in their field of interest whether it’s an online nursing degree, online education degree, online psychology degree, or even biology, engineering or online criminal justice degree without conforming to the traditional, time consuming campus setting.
The Dept. of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation recognize the Distance Education and Training Council as the accrediting organization for distance learning institutions and education programs that offer online degrees. In 1996, the University of Colorado at Denver expanded its metropolitan campus with the formation of CU Online, one of the first fully accredited online education programs offering online university degrees. Make sure your online degree school choice has accreditation. This means the institution has passed a certain level of standards through a recognized organization for upholding quality education.
Its been reported that employers feel that an employee receiving an online education degree compared favorably, in terms of the knowledge learned, to someone with an on campus degree. If you’re working but would really like to earn a degree, then the opportunity is there more so today than ever before. Some of the experts argue that degrees in certain fields are more accepted online than in others, while some online degree programs are less suited for online-only schools.
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Turn Your Experience into a Degree from a Culinary Institute
Many community colleges and traditional four-year colleges allow students to earn credits by demonstrating their experience. For considerably less cost than taking the course, students can take a test to prove their knowledge in the subject. If they succeed, they are awarded credit for the class without having to actually take it. Many culinary institutes are now offering similar programs, allowing individuals with a certain amount of work experience in the culinary arts to earn their degree without having to go back to school.
Earned credit programs can vary from one culinary institute to another. Various programs are offered to individuals who have worked in the field for at least four years; due to the students’ prior experience, the program can go through the course requirements of an associate’s degree much more rapidly than with beginning students. At another culinary institute, a culinary professional might only need to pass the corresponding tests and prove his or her knowledge of the culinary arts; the amount of experience required to participate in an earned credit program can also vary from one culinary institute to another.
Each culinary institute may also vary in how many classes you will be able to test out of. Some schools may only provide the option for lower-level classes, requiring even experienced students to take upper-level courses.
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The Skinny on an Online Associates Degree in Accounting
In today’s technical world, it is easier than ever to attend college and receive an associated degree in accounting. With the advent of the online classroom, college students can stay at home and continue their full time job while earning their degree.
An associates degree earned by enrolling in the accounting program of an accredited university will allow the student to achieve their goals of advancing in the growing field and increased earnings.
The field of accounting has never been stronger. An associates degree in this area will allow the student to have the qualifications to work in many different positions. An associates degree in accounting can be earned in less than two years by enrolling in an online university program.
Online programs are generally done at the student’s own pace and often allow life experience credit. This means that if the student already has some accounting experience, such as work as a bookkeeper, that work may count as credits toward fulfilling the requirements of the program. Another advantage to online programs is that the student can do his work at a time convenient to him. Online programs are not restricted to the time and day format of a land based institution.
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The Science Education Belief In America
Political leaders, tech executives, and academics often claim that the U.S. is falling behind in math and science education. They cite poor test results, declining international rankings, and decreasing enrollment in the hard sciences. They urge us to improve our education system and to graduate more engineers and scientists to keep pace with countries such as India and China.
Yet a new report by the Urban Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, tells a different story. The report disproves many confident pronouncements about the alleged weaknesses and failures of the U.S. education system. This data will certainly be examined by both sides in the debate over highly skilled workers and immigration. The argument by Microsoft, Google, Intel, and others is that there are not enough tech workers in the U.S.
The authors of the report, the Urban Institute’s Hal Salzman and Georgetown University professor Lindsay Lowell, show that math, science, and reading test scores at the primary and secondary level have increased over the past two decades, and U.S. students are now close to the top of international rankings. Perhaps just as surprising, the report finds that our education system actually produces more science and engineering graduates than the market demands.
These findings go against what has been the dominant position about our education system and our science and engineering workforce. Consider reports on national competitiveness that policymakers often turn to, such reports as the 2005 “Rising Above the Gathering Storm” by the National Academy of Sciences. This report says the U.S. is in dire straits because of poor math and science preparation.
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How to Apply For Financial Aid
Parents and students alike are filled with pride and a sense of accomplishment after high school graduation. Memories of all the hard work it took to complete high school, together with the expectations that many families have for their high school graduates to continue their education, make this time exciting for everyone. However, once families begin to actually research the costs funding your education, they are daunted by the prospect of having to come up with thousands, sometimes tens of thousands, of dollars every year. While no one should disregard the fact that higher education is going to require sacrifice by all involved, everyone should understand that with hard work and planning, higher education is a very attainable goal. The following are some suggestions for negotiating funding options. Have a Firm Conversation about the College Choice
Many students are enamored with a particular institution of study for reasons other than academic rigor. Whether it’s the sports teams or the reputation for social environment, students may be drawn to very expensive colleges for reasons that do not stand up to appropriate scrutiny. Once the student and parents have discussed the real reasons for making a particular college their top choice, they both may discover that it is more feasible for the student to attend a less expensive university, or even a community college, close to home for a year or two to save money. If the student is still attracted to the more expensive college at that time, then the family may make a decision to spend more for the last year or two. However, perhaps the student has made a university his or her top choice for very valid reasons, in which case the family can begin to look at different funding options. Everyone Works to Contribute
It is important for students to realize that their education is their financial responsibility, as well as their parents. Students should be working part-time while in school, and work-study is usually a part of any offered financial aid package. While some students may balk at the intrusion into their social calendar that working may cause, all working students benefit from having to manage their work, study, and social times wisely and efficiently. During the summer months, all students should work as much as possible in order to save for the coming school year; families may even consider taking a year off from school to save money. An innovative way to spend a year off is to work for VISTA or Americorps, as these government-sponsored volunteer programs provide a school stipend of between four and five thousand dollars after a year of service. Some institutions will even match that stipend with a grant once the student begins study. Fill out a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
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