| Because many accredited colleges now offer online | | | | acceptable. |
| degree programs getting a bachelor degree from an | | | | Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the |
| accredited college is more accessible than ever | | | | directors of online degree programs from accredited |
| before. People who at one time didn't have a hope | | | | colleges, many prospective students still regard online |
| of getting a degree because of scheduling restraints | | | | degree programs as an easy way to avoid the |
| and other time commitments can get a degree from | | | | pressures and demands of higher education, but still |
| a number of accredited colleges as long as they have | | | | get the desired degree from an accredited college. |
| a computer, an Internet connection, and some time | | | | These people are sorely disappointed as they begin |
| they are willing to dedicate to hard work and study | | | | their courses find that, if they've chosen a legitimate |
| any time during the day or night. | | | | program and not a diploma mill, it's harder than they |
| The degree programs offered online by accredited | | | | expected and requires determined effort and diligent |
| colleges offer amazing flexibility to people who are | | | | study, just like any other educational institution. |
| short on time and unable to attend day classes, as | | | | So if a prospective student is sincere about working |
| some or all of the course work and classroom | | | | hard to get a degree at an accredited college |
| interaction involved can be accomplished via e-mail, | | | | through an online degree program, it may be a |
| Web browsing, forum interaction, online quizzes and | | | | perfect option. If that student just wants an easy |
| tests, and multimedia presentations. | | | | ride that won't require much effort or take too much |
| Online programs of accredited colleges were once | | | | time away from gaming and marathon TV watching, |
| stigmatized by employers and elite educational | | | | an online degree program is as big of a waste of |
| institutions as less than their traditional day college | | | | time and money as a traditional day college would be. |
| counterparts, and still are still are to some extent. | | | | For those to whom getting a degree seems nearly |
| However, the standards and demands of the online | | | | impossible because of the rigorous daily schedule |
| programs of accredited colleges have been steadily | | | | involved in traditional colleges, pursuing your degree |
| increasing to more closely resemble what would take | | | | through accredited colleges online may be the key to |
| place in the classroom, and as a result, the degrees | | | | having the best of both worlds. |
| from these programs are becoming more widely | | | | |