| A bachelor's degree might allow students to make | | | | noted. Some have suggested that students might |
| more money, improve the quality of life for | | | | even advance their technology skills by participating in |
| themselves and their children and enjoy greater job | | | | online college classes. |
| security, as well as have higher levels of savings and | | | | Students who learn better through visual offerings, |
| more hobbies and leisure activities, according to | | | | experiential tasks and those who are introverted or |
| reports in an article from the Washington, DC-based | | | | require more time for studies might particularly fare |
| ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education. Students | | | | well in online college classes, Hansen suggested. And |
| with a college education from a traditional or an online | | | | working students might find themselves more easily |
| school, might also become less authoritarian and more | | | | able to schedule studies with online bachelor's degree |
| open-minded, cultured, rational and consistent, passing | | | | programs where they can control the pace, according |
| these traits on to future generations, the 2002 article | | | | to information he provided. |
| noted. | | | | Online bachelor's degree offerings have grown |
| College attendance might also be good for the | | | | substantially over the past several years, allowing |
| economy in that the benefits include increased tax | | | | students a variety of programs from which to |
| revenues and consumption and decreased reliance on | | | | choose. Online college enrollment for fall 2008 alone |
| government financial support, according to 1998 | | | | increased by 17 percent over the previous year, with |
| Institute for Higher Education Policy information cited | | | | 4.6 million students taking at least one online college |
| in the article. And students these days can work | | | | class, according to a Sloan Consortium study. |
| toward their bachelor's online, enjoying several | | | | With online college classes, face time with instructors |
| advantages in the process. | | | | might be limited to non-existent, students might have |
| The benefits of online college classes include | | | | to learn new computer skills, social interaction might |
| affordability, convenience and flexibility, according to | | | | be restricted to e-mails, chat rooms and discussion |
| career author, publisher and Web site founder and | | | | boards, Hansen noted. If students procrastinate, they |
| CEO Randall S. Hansen. Students enrolled in a | | | | might have a difficult time to making time even for |
| bachelor's online don't have to worry about meal | | | | online studies, he suggested. |
| plans, housing costs or commuting back and forth to | | | | Students interested in enrolling in a bachelor's online |
| campus and instead can participate in online college | | | | might take note of reports and studies suggesting |
| classes from wherever they have an Internet | | | | that some of the most successful online college |
| connection, Hansen suggested. With no set class | | | | classes include those where instructors maintain some |
| times, students can also complete assignments and | | | | form of personal contact with students, let them |
| readings on their own time and in some instances can | | | | know what's required of coursework, respond quickly |
| even design their own degree plans, he reported. | | | | to their questions and concerns and offer interaction |
| Online college advantages also include the ability to | | | | through message boards and similar technology. |
| study from remote locations, to save on commute | | | | Some online college class formats are reportedly also |
| time, to enjoy diverse classes with multimedia | | | | more flexible than others, providing students a |
| components and to interact through technology such | | | | greater ability to schedule studies between work and |
| as message boards, Community College Review | | | | family responsibilities. |