http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS205822+08-Jan-2009+PRN20090108

I don't know enough about IGCSE to answer your question specifically regarding that subject…

Of course, the best colleges generally cost more than the lesser colleges but not so when comparing the for-profits. A class at Harvard or UC-Berkeley online will cost you less than one from UPhoenix or AIU. You'll get better transfer reception from the first two than the others.

My favorite search tool for online programs is at Petersons.com http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp You might be really surprised what's available to you completely online.

Which is best depends a lot on what you want to get a degree in. For example, Boston U offers their master's and doctorate in music online. Not so useful unless you want to study music.

UMass (http://www.umassonline.net/) has an awesome selection of fully online programs as an example for you.

UMaryland has a nice selection of online programs AND has a campus on many military bases. http://www.umuc.edu/mil/mil_home.shtml

Many public colleges will give you in-state tuition as a military spouse – that can make a huge price difference for you.

Bottom line though is to pick the best college you can get into and can afford. Remember, the first couple years are far less expensive if done at a community college. Cerro Coso Community College online (http://cconline.cerrocoso.edu/) is priced well and has a huge military student population.

Also keep in mind that military education offices have CLEP, DANTES, and ECE exams available. You can knock out a lot of credit by self-study and testing.

However, don't forget that there are huge numbers of on-line programs that offer Bachelor's in General Studies or Liberal Arts, which basically allow you to create your own program. That would allow you to put together a Classics program, or at least something very close to one, without having to do one in-person at a college. Many of these programs are offered by very reputable state universities, where you are much more likely to find serious Classics scholars than, say, the University of Phoenix. If nothing else, you should certainly be able to find history, literature, and philosophy courses that could help you out.

Two of the absolute best on-line programs are public colleges: Charter Oak State College and University of Maryland – University College. The fact that they're public and affiliated with excellent state university systems tends to make them much more accountable to students, not to mention affordable. (Also, at least with Charter Oak, studying Latin on-line is an option through their affiliation with Norwalk Community College, which offers one of the few on-line Latin programs in the country.) For private ones, Excelsior College is also outstanding. Those three are consistently at or near the top of the rankings for on-line liberal arts degrees. I'm linking to their websites below to give you some direction. You can also try this government website to search for public distance learning programs: http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/

I hope you find a good fit — good luck!

Louisiana State University – http://is.lsu.edu/courselist.asp?nid=102&Level=CO&Online=0

These two don't have a semester enrollment period so you can start anytime. The costs are very competitive.

If you're looking for a degree completion plan for those who already have an associates – go to google and search for "University of" [Yourstate] "distance learning" and you're apt to find a good one in your state. Just about every college in the US teaches online these days, it's pretty common. Pick a school and see what they're offering.

For example: University of Texas is very well known in distance learning circles as a provider of online degree completion. http://www.telecampus.utsystem.edu/catalog/programs.aspx

You could as easily look out of your state though – that's the beauty of online learning. You've got choices like UMass, Florida, UC (several campuses), CSU, etc… way more choices than those "as seen on TV" online colleges.

Yes you can acquire your AA degree from an online college or university and then transfer into a traditional college. You can find complete information about online degrees and a list of online institutions and their degrees at: http://www.onlineedublog.com/

Hope it helps!