| Not long ago, anything but a degree earned through a | | | | classes, which prevent many men and women in the |
| traditional community college or state funded university | | | | workforce from attending even if they wanted to. |
| was considered sub-par and scoffed at. Despite the | | | | Some may believe that a distance learning degree isn't |
| fact that distance learning programs have been around | | | | worth as much as a degree earned at a traditional |
| for decades, there has always been a stigma | | | | brick and mortar college or university, but that's no |
| attached to them. Only in the 1980s did distance | | | | longer true. As long as the distance or online school |
| learning become a more acceptable way of taking | | | | that you wish to attend is accredited by a viable |
| college coursework, but many times, such completion | | | | educational program, then your degree is just as |
| coursework was not accepted at other universities, | | | | valuable as one obtained from the Dean of Notre |
| nor recognized to meet basic course completed | | | | Dame. Keep in mind however, that earning a distance |
| requirements. Today, however, distance learning | | | | learning degree may be more difficult for independent |
| degree programs are more the norm, and millions of | | | | learners than for those students who attend |
| people around the world take advantage of them | | | | classrooms every day. It is up to each independent |
| every year. | | | | learner to read and understand textbook assignments |
| Back in the 'old' days, distance learning degree | | | | and study guide procedures to complete their class |
| offerings were limited to secretarial, medical support | | | | requirements. While teacher aid is available for most |
| and technical subjects. Today, anyone can obtain not | | | | distance learning programs, you must be patient for |
| only an Associate or Bachelor's degree through | | | | your questions to be answered by email. |
| distance learning courses, but their Master's degrees | | | | If this is not a problem for you, then earning a distance |
| as well. Gone are the days when the online school | | | | learning degree is a prime opportunity that you should |
| degree was considered beneath the requirement | | | | not pass up. |
| levels of institutions around the country. These days, | | | | Distance or online colleges are adding to their |
| more nurses, business professionals and teachers are | | | | programs every year, and subjects and coursework |
| graduating from distance learning degree programs, | | | | for a variety of degrees is available for the finding. |
| thanks to their overwhelming popularity and the growth | | | | Books and testing fees are usually included in your |
| of the Internet Age. | | | | semester costs, and while you may pay a little more |
| The benefits of a distance learning degree seem | | | | for the privilege of earning your college degree on your |
| obvious, such as not having to attend classrooms, | | | | own time, the price more than makes up for earning |
| studying on your own time, and taking as much time as | | | | power and sense of accomplishment for those who |
| you need with certain subjects and assignments. | | | | have taken the plunge and gone back to school. |
| Distance learning is the only way to go for many | | | | Distance learning programs offer students and adults |
| people who are too busy with work and family | | | | who never would have otherwise had the opportunity |
| responsibilities to be able to spend several hours a day | | | | to attend the college of their choice to earn the |
| or night in a classroom. Besides that, many course | | | | degree they've always wanted. |
| work requirements don't offer evening or weekend | | | | |