| > | | | | benefits of enrolling in a distance learning university is |
| When the World Wide Web was first introduced | | | | that you can obtain these advanced degrees while |
| nearly 20 years ago, few people envisioned that one | | | | you continue to work and/or care for your family. |
| day it would be possible to obtain a college degree | | | | The look over how many credits the schools require |
| from a distance learning university. Today that distant | | | | you to earn in order to get your degree, along with |
| vision is an exploding reality. How would you like to | | | | the grade point average you must maintain. Based on |
| take college courses, even earn a college degree, | | | | the college's requirements, you'll have to decide |
| from the comfort of your home using your own | | | | whether you can commit to the work it will take to |
| computer? That's the advantage of getting your | | | | achieve your degree. |
| education through a distance learning university. | | | | Nearly everyone these days needs financial help to |
| The technical breakthrough represented by the | | | | pay for a college education. You'll know once you |
| development in the World Wide Web in the early | | | | start figuring the costs of tuition, books, fees and |
| 1990s has spurred the surge of distance learning | | | | other services for a distance learning university how |
| universities. Thanks to the Web, it's possible to use | | | | much financial aid you'll need. You can then contact |
| technology to bridge the time and space between | | | | the college's financial aid office to begin the process |
| instructors and students, making it possible for the | | | | of applying for scholarships, grants and loans. Most |
| student to gain knowledge from the instruction | | | | distance learning students already have jobs, so a |
| without having to travel to a campus. | | | | work-study program to help offset college costs isn't |
| However, because any technology can be used for | | | | usually an option. However, if you can accommodate |
| ignoble ends, it's essential that choosing a distance | | | | such an on-campus program, work-study is another |
| learning university involve some serious research | | | | way to pay for your education. |
| before enrolling in a program. | | | | Sometimes students who choose a distance learning |
| A good way to start is to use the Internet to find a | | | | university program find that many on-campus student |
| list of distance learning programs offered by | | | | services aren't available to them via the Internet. |
| accredited universities. Accreditation is a must for a | | | | Thus it's also important to check for Internet access |
| distance learning university. Accreditation is really a | | | | to the college library, research sources, counseling, |
| quality assurance process for colleges and universities. | | | | tutoring and other services. |
| Examiners connected with an agency or an | | | | A way to refine your distance learning university |
| association thoroughly review the programs and | | | | search is to look at each academic departments' |
| instructors of a distance learning university to make | | | | page or section of the college's web site. Department |
| sure they meet high academic standards, and then | | | | pages typically list major and minor degrees in each |
| the organization grants accreditation. By limiting your | | | | academic field. They also give information on |
| options to an accredited distance learning university, | | | | instructors and on curricula offered in the department. |
| you can be sure your educational dollars will be well | | | | This research will provide plenty of practice for |
| spent. | | | | completing assignments from your chosen distance |
| It's also wise to decide whether your specialty | | | | learning university. Good luck with your academic |
| requires a two-year associate's, four-year bachelor's, | | | | career! |
| or five-year master's degree. One of the great | | | | |