| Distance learning colleges are popping up all over the | | | | and stress of finding the right classes, in the right order, |
| world. One of the most well-known, University of | | | | that are available at a time that is at least somewhat |
| Phoenix, started in 1976 with 8 students. Currently, its | | | | convenient for you.What happens when a class you |
| academic enrollment numbers more than 200,000 | | | | need is only available Tuesday evenings from 6 - 9 |
| students located all over the world, making it the | | | | and that's the one night of the week that you travel |
| largest private, accredited university of the distance | | | | for your job. You're out of luck. But attending college or |
| learning colleges. | | | | graduate school through distance learning gets rid of |
| In fact, it's the largest private accredited university in | | | | that obstacle. You can get an online degree |
| the United States, period. Over 100,000 of those | | | | instead.Another big obstacle in the way of getting an |
| students are enrolled strictly in the online distance | | | | education is money. There aren't many of us that can |
| learning programs.Distance learning colleges are | | | | quit work to go back to school full time. With a |
| flourishing for a number of reasons. There is our fast | | | | distance learning program you can get an online |
| changing economy. People need to stay up to date on | | | | degree without giving up your current job. This makes |
| their skills, or constantly acquire new one's so that they | | | | it a heck of a lot easier to pursue your degree when |
| can advance in their career and stay valuable to their | | | | you can keep your current income while you go to |
| employer, without becoming obsolete.There are also | | | | school.The virtual classroom that is available in most |
| many people who feel education is a lifelong pursuit | | | | distance learning colleges offers other advantages |
| and not something that stops once you graduate from | | | | compared with typical academic settings, and that's |
| college. Both of these lead into one of the biggest | | | | 24-hour access to programs, faculty, and the other |
| reasons for the popularity of distance learning | | | | students, as well.With the large number of distance |
| education and that is convenience.We all lead very | | | | learning colleges you can choose from today, you can |
| hectic lives and the one thing we always seem to be | | | | find a degree or certification, or continuing education |
| short of is time. Distance learning colleges eliminate the | | | | courses, in almost any subject, from journalism, to an |
| time aspect of education as much as it can be | | | | MBA, to a PhD, Law degree, accounting, bachelor's, |
| eliminated.Continuing your education through distance | | | | engineering, culinary school, investing, real estate, |
| learning eliminates a lot of the hassles of night school. | | | | paralegal, medical billing and more.Rob Thomas is a |
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| spend three hours of your evening, drive home, and | | | | find more free articles on distance learning and online |
| then study. You can just log on to your computer | | | | degrees. Have a look around at all the information on |
| when you get home instead. This is a much less | | | | distance learning colleges so you can decide what |
| stressful way to pursue a degree. | | | | distance learning model is best for your life, goals, and |
| Another advantage is not going through the hassle | | | | situation. |