I was wondering if anyone goes to online school and uf anyone has ever graduated from online school and actualy got a degree and found a job.
I graduated from an online school and am happy with my degree – and it is recognized just like any other degree. I attended both Rio Salado Community College Online and AIU Online and my online degree was sufficient to get me into law school!!
If the university is accredited, it is just as good as a brick-and-morter school. Making sure the school is accredited is the most important thing. Try http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp
I chose Rio Salado for the core courses because it is much more affordable than many other online programs and I was really impressed with them. They actually had science courses with labs – they mailed the lab materials to me to work with at home! Their foreign language courses included phone calls with the instructors to practice speaking and videos to watch to listen to the language. If they offered a four year degree, I would have continued with them… but they only go as far as the Associate's Degree. I highly recommend them!
AIU is alot more expensive, but I liked their program. The instructors were all knowledgeable and helpful and I got a great deal out of it.
My husband is currently going to Mountain State University Online. Tuition is more than Rio Salado, but much less than AIU. He isn't particularly impressed with the classes, though.
You can expect that the classes will take some real work. Earning a degree takes effort, but it is worth it! The flexibility of an online program is really nice for those of us who want to work and/or raise kids while also completing school.
There are lots of programs out there, so do your research to find the best one for you. Make sure it is accredited (a diploma mill that is unaccredited will not give you a real degree). Good luck!!
http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
please provide detailed info, acreditdation and placement of graduates who took they're online courses.
I began my schooling for more IT knowledge at a California Extension University (UCLA). When I needed more options I began taking online classes at UC Santa Cruz Extension. They have many courses and certificate programs. Online is a lot of reading and quizzes but you should learn the material with all of this. UC Santa Cruz lists all of the Extension schools in CA at http://www.ucsc-extension.edu/ucsc/generalInfo/aboutUs/resources.jsp Santa Cruz seems (along with UCLA Extension) to offer the most IT related courses.
The most important step in finding a right job is to look for one that is most suitable to your requirements and most compatible with your personality. This may sound easy, but often we don’t have a clue about what each job provider has to offer and what would work best for us. Resources for career counseling can be a great help in this process of identifying the next career move.
Web Resources
The Internet is an exhaustive information source that allows us to select from a large list of options. Most organized online resources help job seekers find a viable job based on their personal preference and skill. An interested candidate needs to key in some specifications to narrow down the search that is applied to a massive job database. It is very important to know what to key in when checking online resources for career counseling as selecting the right keyword will get you the desired information.
Identifying What Is “Really” Important To You
There are many factors that may affect the kind of resource you can find on the web. Geographic preference can narrow down the response. Personal preferences such as amount of travel involved can further focus the results. Its important to note that if a user puts in too many preferences the result may be zero help, so its important to keep key factors in mind. This kind of “what if” analysis is possible when using automated resources and is generally not available when using counselors.
Too Much Information Can Confuse You
Web can be a boon or a curse to a person seeking career counseling. The curse of the information explosion can confuse rather than help. Therefore, for some, the old fashioned personal approach is more suitable.
Benefits
A beneficial aspect of career counseling resources is that they help job seekers understand their shortcomings and prepare accordingly. Most jobs that are posted online usually mention what an applicant’s ideal profile should be. This enables job seekers to see for themselves if they fit in or not. It can also spur self-development efforts such as enrolling for additional training, education, and certification or licensing.
Aside from this, resources for career counseling offer useful advice on career related issues. There are forums and message boards on most sites where one can post a query. A counselor answers these questions to help you choose accordingly. Some of the specialized career counseling companies evaluate your current earnings and analyze your potential to help you land a better job.
What Information To Look For
You could make a job choice based upon recommendations, reviews, write-ups, word of mouth or rankings, but the most important is personal need. The American School Counselor Association plays an important role in ranking or recommending job sites. Many graduate schools refer to these online career-counseling sites to build their own database.
Tools That Can Help You
Self-assessment and interests, values inventories, self-assessment tools, personality and IQ tests, and aptitude quizzes help analyze your true potential.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter test helps gauge your personality profile. The Career Planning Process, Career Change, and Hoover’s Online are a few popular career- counseling resources. The Riley Guide, Resume Writing, Career Services and America’s Job Bank are helpful as well. A job seeker may also refer to Yahoo! Classifieds-Employment, Contract Employment Weekly, Jobs Online, UST Career Development Center, Monster.com, Job Web, and Career Mosaic.
If all this confuses you don’t hesitate to go to your local community college or university. They have career counseling centers that can provide a large amount of information and staff that is eager to help.
I want to graduate high school but i am haveing trouble in public schools. So i am cheching out online schools but the ones i found was lik 3000.00 to graduate. do yu know any cheaper or ways to do it??
If you are in the US check www.k12.com
and http://www.connectionsacademy.com/ to see if they offer free virtual public school in your state.
i was going to buy the us news 2007 college online edition thing. But i couldnt tell the difference between the
America's Best Colleges 2007 Premium Online Edition
or
America's Best Graduate Schools 2008 Premium Online Edition
One goes to college to earn an associates degree (A.A.), then a bachelors degree (B.A. or B.S.). Upon completion of this, you are eligible to apply for graduate school. In graduate school, you can earn a masters degree (M.A. or M.S.), then a Ph.D. If you choose to become a lawyer, you earn a juris doctor (J.D.) from law school. Medical doctors (M.D.) earn their degree after their B.S. degree.
Best wishes.
Darlene Craft is a Manager in Ashworth College's Education Services Department and also a proud graduate of our Business Management Program. In this video, Darlene explains how personally going through this great program helped her better understand the student experience and ultimately serve our students at a higher level.
Congratulations Darlene!
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