| What Are Your Reasons For Getting a Degree | | | | differentiate between online degrees and on campus |
| Online? - Consider the reasons you are getting your | | | | degrees on your diploma. If you attend an all online |
| degree. Is it for a pay raise at work? Is it to qualify | | | | school for your degree, you run the risk of losing job |
| for a new job? Are you considering graduate school? | | | | opportunities and being able to get accepted into |
| If you are planning to use your degree to get a job | | | | competitive graduate programs because of the |
| or continue on to graduate school, you might want | | | | school you attended. |
| to consider looking for schools with a good | | | | Consider the Cost & Time You Will Put Into It - |
| reputation. | | | | It seems right that for the money you will spend |
| Credibility is a Factor - Many online and distance | | | | getting your degree and the time you will put into it, |
| education schools lack the same credibility as the | | | | it should end up being something that will really help |
| "brick and mortar" schools do. Many people feel that | | | | you and not hinder your chances of getting a job or |
| the heavily advertised online schools are the only | | | | continuing you education. |
| options they have available for an online education. | | | | There are many good schools who have distance |
| This couldn't be further from the truth. There are | | | | education degrees available, just take the extra time |
| actually many, many reputable universities who cater | | | | to dig for them and you might be pleasantly surprised |
| to on campus students but offer a few online | | | | at how much better those schools are than the ones |
| degree programs. Most of these schools also do not | | | | that are heavily advertised. |