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October 13, 2009

Earn Bachelor Degree Online

Earn Bachelor Degree Online

It is possible to earn a bachelor degree online, and is increasingly common for students of all ages living all over the world to pursue an online college degree. Bachelor, associate and even doctoral programs are all available at 162 universities across the country.

You may be wondering where you can find a college offering online bachelor degree programs and you also want to know whether or not there are affordable college degrees online. In truth, College degrees online often cost substantially less than they do at traditional “brick and mortar” institutions. In fact, by employing one of online learning’s best-kept secrets, it is possible to complete the first two years for only 10% of the cost of a traditional college!

The secret is the College Level Examination Program, or CLEP. The program has long been used by the military and other professionals to pick up fast continuing education credits. Full tuition at traditional colleges can run $200 per credit hour or more; credit by examination is less than $25 per credit hour. By “testing out” of lower division coursework, those seeking to earn a bachelor degree online can save nearly half on tuition costs.

Is attendance at a college offering online bachelor degrees right for you? If you have clearly defined goals and a thorough understanding of how a degree will help achieve that goal, are self-motivated and have good time management skills (i.e., are able to work effectively without supervision), and have what psychologists call an “internal locus of control,” chances are that you will be very successful in your pursuit of an online college degree; bachelor programs that are Internet-based will work well for you. It also helps to have the support of your family and significant others; after all, coursework at any college offering online degrees will mean significant adjustments and sacrifices. Typically, every credit hour taken requires anywhere from two to three hours of study per week. Because of this, it doesn’t hurt to have the support of an employer, either.

On the subject of employers, if you work at a company with 100 or more employees, it may be worth your while to find out if tuition reimbursement is something your employer offers as an employee benefit. According to IRS regulations, an employer may provide a worker with up to $5250 tax-free dollars per year as tuition reimbursement, and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate that over 50% of such employers do offer some type of tuition assistance. Keep in mind however that such assistance comes with strings attached; usually, this coursework must be job-related, and employers generally require you to commit to the position for a given length of time or repay any tuition and fees covered by the company.

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What should I do? I am attending online classes for a degree in social science with concentration in education?
I am working towards my bachelors degree in education, however I do not want to teach anymore. I would rather be up and about working on a farm or working in a humanitarian effort. I love plants ,I love helping people, i love food, traveling and the outdoors. So do you all have any suggestions? I would like the idea of working on a farm but who is hiring a farmhand with three kids? any advices?

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After researching the rising costs of college tuition, Susan Slobac became aware of how affordable college degrees online were. She quickly realized that a college offering online bachelor degrees made perfect sense for her lifestyle and budget. Susan details how to locate online college degree bachelor programs and discusses the process to earn bachelor degrees online.

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    Comment by ThePimentanativa — October 14, 2009 @ 12:25 am
  2. HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!

    Comment by Soreanol — October 14, 2009 @ 12:38 am
  3. awesome, keep up the good work!

    Comment by coolboiz713 — October 14, 2009 @ 4:54 am
  4. University of Phoenix has online courses or you can go to class 2 nights a week.

    Comment by Bon — October 14, 2009 @ 12:17 am
  5. Comment by Fgfd — October 14, 2009 @ 12:29 am
  6. i use photoshop

    Comment by WilliamsShamir — October 14, 2009 @ 7:54 am
  7. i rocomended you to not study in online degree because a lot of unaccredited degree there. You can find the best degree just like in Harvard or others.

    Comment by Susan — October 14, 2009 @ 1:19 am
  8. oh my dear Lord.. i almost came in my pants D=

    Comment by 00eric28 — October 15, 2009 @ 1:41 am
  9. Unfortunately there isn't a clean-cut answer to that question. The length of time it will take is determined by; college credits you may already have, major, and if you plan to attend full time vs. part time. Your best bet is to request information from the school of your choice. I recommend University of Phoenix (UOP). I had an Associates of Science degree when I enrolled at UOP (I attended regular classes & I took online courses) and I obtained my degree in 2 years. My fiancee is currently taking courses via their online program and he loves it. Sorry I wasn't able to give you an exact time, but I hope this information helps.

    Comment by ap1556 — October 14, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
  10. I think that University of Phoenix can do all that. It's got great distance learned programs.

    Comment by dev — October 15, 2009 @ 2:37 am
  11. awesome stuff man,….ama practice hard to get to yo level!

    Comment by 11Alyt — October 15, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
  12. Try contacting Betsy Winston at Project TIEM Online, at Northeastern University. She's in the ASL department. The phone number is (866) 252-1199. You could also try Carol LeCava at the University of Tennessee. That number is (865) 974-8495. Both have distance programs and offer bachelor's for interpreting, but I'm not sure how much is online and how much is correspondence.

    I got this information by going to the website for the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID). The website is located at http://www.rid.org/
    For more information on Bachelor's programs in interpreting, go to the website, scroll down and on the right hand side under "General Information" click on "Interpreter Training Programs". When that page opens, click on "Interpreter Training Program Database". When that page opens, click on "Search for Interpreter Training Programs". Enter the info you want into the search engine (for program type, enter Distance). There will be a bunch of colleges popping up. I checked them out, but the only two that offer bachelor's degrees (rather than associates) are University of Tennessee and Northeastern University.

    Good Luck!

    PS – If you have to choose between the two programs, and you're at a draw as to where to go, I would go with the University of Tennessee, as they are certified by the Council on the Education of the Deaf (CED). CED certification applies more to programs training Teachers of the Deaf, but it's still a very worthy consideration if you're down to the wire and need to choose!

    Comment by pchupp_87 — October 15, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
  13. Awesome work Williamsshamir
    Great video. :)
    Much love Kat

    Comment by katrinaburgoyne — October 16, 2009 @ 11:41 am
  14. I would look into the University of Phoenix. They have an Education AA program, so I would presume that they have a Bachelor's program for it as well.

    Good luck!

    Comment by EcoChick — October 16, 2009 @ 5:11 am
  15. wich program he is for doing this ? beside a tablet ofc

    Comment by MrWillewalo — October 16, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
  16. There is a school that offers classes every 5 weeks online. It's called Ashford University. I think. I have a friend who is taking classes online with them and loves it. She should have her BA in less than a year.

    http://www.ashford.edu/home/

    Comment by lucky0606 — October 16, 2009 @ 3:46 pm
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    Comment by gatitahimeko — October 17, 2009 @ 2:04 am
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