I'm almost 30 and have some credits at a community college. Well life sorta got in the way lol. I sorta like to be around people, but I'm finding a lot of social interaction with the internet; so I was thinking of taking classes that way. I know sometimes online schools aren't acredited and maybe a human resources person generalizes them all that way. What do you think?
2006-09-17 19:39:59 · 14 answers · asked by Grev 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
ummm what's up long-gone. I'm a new member level 1, just joined not even a padawan yet. How does that make me bogus.
2006-09-17 19:58:22 · update #1
lol YUP! life gets in the way of getting the degree alright, but if you waited until life didn't get in the way, you would be waiting a very long time! so I encourage you to go ahead with it!
About the online schools.... there are both pros and cons to classes that are online. I took online courses for my BA and failed (twice if I remember correctly)... you have to be a SUPER self-starter and have 0% procrastination (or at least be able to handle the 'procras' part)..
And you are right about the accreditation! make sure that the school you would be attending online is a school that is accredited by both the association that you are tailoring your degree to (such as social workers getting their master's would want the school to be accredited by CACREP). The university would also need to be accredited through a national accreditation check this link out for more information:
http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com
Here is another useful link...
http://www.noca.org/ncca/accredorg.htm
Good luck!
2006-09-17 20:05:59 · answer #1 · answered by xxxcariooo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey,
In reply to your question, Does an online college degree hold as much weight in the real world, as one obtained from a community college?, I tell you that may be this site can help you http://onlinecollegesfaqs.net
As you described; "I'm almost 30 and have some credits at a community college. Well life sorta got in the way lol. I sorta like to be around people, but I'm finding a lot of social interaction with the internet; so I was thinking of taking classes that way. I know sometimes online schools aren't acredited and maybe a human resources person generalizes them all that way. What do you think?" I hope it may help you.
Good Luck :)
2014-11-05 09:36:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to college to get an Outdoor Ed degree (it turned out) but got funneled into Natural Resources Mgmt by my advisor, an art professor. I hated it. Didn't know about the Outdoor Ed degree, so took a psych course and thought it was interesting and got a degree in it since I didn't know what else to do now that my dreams were gone. I seriously thought a long time about getting my Psych Masters and/or PhD, but ulitmately, I didn't love the field that much. So I took some aptitude tests, found out I was good at accounting and data processing and decided to pick the one that sounded more challenging to me. Got an associate degree in computers and was a computer programmer for 10 years. The psych degree really helped since the average programmer has the social skills of a 10 year old. I had to laugh when the Myers-Briggs tests got real popular in the computer and business world, since I could guess the results for all my managers and freaked them out. Got out of programming before the field crashed and burned and got a bunch of outdoor certs and was an outdoor guide for a few years, so finally got to live my dream. But my back couldn't take the abuse (turns out everyone in my family has a bad back), so went back to computer related stuff, but had always been interested in training and did computer programming training. Got tired of life on the road, so became an instructor at a community college and moved my way up to coordinator, program director and online distance learning administrator. Since I'm at an educational institution and have been for a number of years and plan to stay, I'm almost done with my Masters in Education (actually Training and Development), and am applying for jobs now. I'll probably stay where I am, but I'm willing to see what's out there now that I have a higher degree and have a few more choices. I've thought about getting my Ph.D but don't think it's needed since I want to do more technical stuff and train and teach, not do research.
2016-03-17 22:23:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Univ. of Phoenix is a good one. Another way to go is take on-line classes and then transfer to a good 4 yr college and complete your degree there. When you get your diploma, it will not mention the other school, but will state that you earned a 4 year degree from the better college. Most on-line schools do not carry as much weight as a traditional college, Univ. of Phoenix being the exception - but they are expensive.
2006-09-17 19:49:50 · answer #4 · answered by RKC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Online classes are becoming more common and they are even offered by most traditional colleges. It is an alternative to going to class every day and I believe it is the future of education. I have taken many online classes and find them to be very demanding and require a lot of discipline. Many of my online classes have been more rewarding than on site classes. To answer your question : as online education becomes more and more common, it definitely holds as much weight as any other type of degree.
2006-09-17 19:43:26 · answer #5 · answered by torabis80 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely, community college is the best. education through online cannot be communicative, because direct interaction and communication holds lot of strength and problems or queries can be solved then and then. online things can be specific but not informative as much as a college where you get lot of scope for knowledge. the depth is more than online where it only upwardly. contentment is more while learning through Guru with personal touch.
2006-09-17 19:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by shankari n 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-31 11:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by Elvia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on which school, what curriculum, and what field you are going into. . .but, since you have a life time membership in the bogus account maker club, why would you be wondering about a college degree???
2006-09-17 19:42:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
many private and prestigious colleges have the online degree program, you will still receive the same diploma and it holds the same weight
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2006-09-17 19:41:58 · answer #9 · answered by absoluteao 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes only University of Phoenix online.
2006-09-17 19:41:04 · answer #10 · answered by pyt_tlc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋