| Today the Department of Education and the Council | | | | degree and doctorate degree online. Ask the |
| for Higher Education Accreditation recognize the | | | | institutions you're considering for references. Its been |
| Distance Education and Training Council as the only | | | | reported that employers feel that an employee |
| accrediting organization for distance learning | | | | receiving an online education degree compared |
| institutions and all of the education programs that | | | | favorably, in terms of knowledge learned, to |
| offer online degrees. Now there are even | | | | someone with a resident degree. |
| consortiums formed of universities, such as the | | | | Types of online degrees available today include: |
| Canadian Virtual University, which offers no courses | | | | interior design degree online, online law degree, |
| or degrees, but simply acts as a portal for courses | | | | education online, engineering degree online, online |
| from 14 universities all across Canada. Online colleges, | | | | paralegal degree, online computer science degree and |
| that are fully accredited, have earned a widely | | | | online history degree. Now some of the types of |
| recognized form of university accreditation from one | | | | degrees include: business degree online, online nursing |
| of six regional accreditation boards. | | | | degree, online education degree, online psychology |
| One survey found 55 percent of employers | | | | degree, paralegal degree online, online computer |
| preferred traditional degrees over online degrees. In | | | | science, online accounting degree, MBA degree online |
| 1996, the University of Colorado at Denver in the US, | | | | and online teaching degree. To determine whether |
| expanded its metropolitan campus with the formation | | | | you'd make a good online student ask yourself if |
| of CU Online, creating one of the first fully accredited | | | | you're someone who gets things done ahead of time |
| online education programs offering online university | | | | or puts them off until the very last minute. |
| degrees. Many people are earning a bachelor, masters | | | | You can research scholarships online but make sure |
| or doctorate degree online in their field of interest | | | | to be aware of scholarship scams. Other types of |
| whether it's an online nursing degree they want or | | | | online degrees also include: business administration |
| online education degree, online psychology degree, or | | | | degree online, online computer degree, online |
| even an online criminal justice degree. All without | | | | marketing degree, online biology degree, online |
| conforming to a traditional, time consuming schedule. | | | | doctoral degree, online degree, online IT degree, |
| The term online degrees refers to college degrees | | | | electrical engineering degree online, online graphic |
| (sometimes including high school diplomas and | | | | design, online animal behavior and online theology |
| non-degree certificate programs) that can be earned | | | | degree. Graduates of the online degree program will |
| primarily or entirely through the use of a computer | | | | be a good source of recommendations and make |
| connected to the Internet, rather than attending | | | | sure to ask about anything they think you should be |
| college in a traditional campus setting. Today, you can | | | | aware of. |
| earn a bachelors degree, master's degree or | | | | There are many advantages to online learning or |
| graduate degree online from a major university | | | | e-learning. And make sure you know that your online |
| without ever having been in one of their classrooms. | | | | degree credits will be transferable into the college or |
| Some experts argue that degrees in certain fields are | | | | university you plan to attend if you plan to transfer in |
| more accepted online than in others, while some | | | | the future; check and double-check with the |
| programs are less suited for online-only schools. | | | | counselor at that school. Keep in mind there are |
| Some of the types of online degrees available today | | | | plenty of education loans available if you can't locate |
| include: associate degree, bachelor degree, master | | | | grants or scholarships. |