| Have you ever wished that you had completed a | | | | |
| college education back when you were younger | | | | New skills have to be learned on a regular |
| and more energetic, at a time before you had | | | | basis and continuing education has to be a |
| so many day to day responsibilities tying you | | | | major part of any employer's and employee's |
| down? Do you feel limited in your job | | | | strategy for survival. Distance learning is |
| prospects or intimidated by the knowledge of | | | | the most efficient and effective mechanism |
| others? Do you have a hobby that you enjoy | | | | through which an individual can participate |
| greatly and would like to turn into an | | | | in a lifelong college experience without |
| employment opportunity? Perhaps you feel that | | | | having to make major adjustments to other |
| you have quite a bit of knowledge about | | | | aspects of their daily lives. |
| something and you would just like to | | | | |
| consolidate and expand upon this knowledge. | | | | Educational institutions recognize that many |
| | | | people who really need the instructional |
| In the past, many people who wanted to return | | | | services that they can provide are just not |
| to school were unable to do so because they | | | | able to attend classes on a full-time basis. |
| could not give up their jobs, there was no | | | | Similarly, members of the teaching staff at |
| one available to look after the children, or | | | | these institutions are often people with |
| they just lived too far away from an | | | | several years of experience in the work |
| appropriate educational institution. Now, it | | | | environment, and often they are teaching one |
| is possible to accomplish your educational | | | | or two courses while working at their regular |
| goals through distance learning. Without | | | | jobs. |
| leaving your home, or disrupting your daily | | | | |
| routine, you can acquire the kind of | | | | They know how hard it is to work full time, |
| accreditation that will allow you to fulfill | | | | meet family obligations, and yet have some |
| your life goals, whether those entail | | | | energy left over to learn new skills, acquire |
| becoming certified in a job that you are | | | | new knowledge, and otherwise carry out a |
| presently employed in, moving into a | | | | process of self-improvement. Distance |
| completely new career, or striking out on | | | | learning makes the college experience more |
| your own. | | | | personal and more manageable. Even though the |
| | | | program structure and materials might be the |
| College programs offered through distance | | | | same as what a regular college student |
| learning can prepare you to meet the | | | | receives, the distance learning experience is |
| challenges of the present day work world, not | | | | more attuned to the limits that arise from |
| just through providing you with the | | | | the circumstances of each individual student. |
| appropriate skills and knowledge to be | | | | |
| competitive in the job market, but through | | | | If a college education is the only thing |
| building your confidence and self-esteem. A | | | | standing between you and your goals, then it |
| high school diploma is just not considered an | | | | is time for you to look into distance |
| adequate preparation for most jobs today, | | | | learning as the means through which you can |
| because the parameters of these jobs are | | | | obtain those goals. |
| constantly changing at a frightening pace. | | | | |