Where can I get a free or very cheep on-line education please?

Answer 1

As the old saying goes, you will get what you pay for.

There is a reason why top colleges cost a lot of money' like $40,000 a year or more. It isnt because they are being wasteful or snobby - that's just what it costs to present top professors teaching in good buildings with good libraries, laboratories, etc.

And state schools cost just as much, only the students have the advantage that the taxpayers are picking up a good part of the bill!

So, if you get an online education, you are going to get short changed in a lot of ways, and a cheap online education is going to shortchange you even more!

You would be a lot better served by trying to work out a way to get to a full time school. One strategy that has worked for a lot of kids is, get a job and go to your local community college for a couple years. They are pretty cheap, and good in quality. When you have finished your equivalent of two years at school, you can transfer to the state university and spend two years full time. You might have to borrow a few thousand dollars to go there, but if you do well in your community college courses, you can get a sholarship and it will not be too expensive.

The difference between a real education and an online education is worth the extra effort and money. You will never regret it.

Answer 2

The way I found inexpensive on-line education was to put "online schools" in my search engine, and it came up with dozens of schools to choose from. Apparently, this has become a very big way for people to get their degrees. Places like Baker College online and American Intercontinental University online only cost about $165 per credit, which is only a third of the cost at a typical traditional school.
As far as free is concerned, the only way to get that is to earn it either from applying for(and getting) a grant (grants don't get repaid- they're gifts to the student), a scholarship, or getting tuition reimbursement from your job. With reimbursement, you pay the tuition upfront, and your company will reimburse you at the end of the term as long as you maintain a "C" average or better. All the info for this will be provided by the schools' Financial Aid department, as well as links for various grant and scholarship sites.
The thing is, to get any of these benefits, you need to do the work to get them yourself. It always entails filling out forms, and usually includes submitting a written essay that must be a certain length (I usually saw 500 word minimums) to qualify. It's a lot of work, but worth it if you get even a partial grant. The key is to apply for as many as you can; just because you qualify doesn't mean you'll get the money. I found the Fin Aid staff people were very helpful with their ideas- I had no idea what to do, so they told me the best way to get things going. Don't be put off by their being a bit negative; one of them told me they do that purposely so they don't raise hopes too much, not because they don't think you can get anything.
The thing is, just do it. Don't worry if it doesn't all make sense. The possible outcome could be that free education you asked about; but I wouldn't expect it if I were you. Free is tough. Cheap isn't nearly as hard. Still, you won't know unless you try.

Answer 3

That would depend on the kind of education you want. There are thousands of schools listed on the internet offering online courses. Click on on-line courses and I am sure you will find a lot of them. However it would be a good idea to type in the kind of school or courses you want. Example, Business management, Bible studies, general education.