Education for adults at home? Im looking to do a college course from home?

Question

Im thinking of doing some distance courses at home so I can stay home with my 2 year old and study when I can. Rather than have to leave her and go to college every day. Im considering childcare, teachers assistant, maybe even counselling or something involving the social care side. Do you know anything about doing courses from home. Is it difficult when you dont have class mates to compare with. Also is it very expensive. Id appreciate any feed back from someone who knows about it or have done something similar. Thanks

Im in Ireland by the way. But some colleges in England offer them to Irish students.

Answer 1

Look up online colleges there are plenty of them to go around. Westwood College is one or go on classes USA

Answer 2

Hi,
I know you're dilemma, You can study at home with the open university they do a health and social care unit (K100) and a supporting learning in a primary school (E111) one, this teaching assistant one required half a days voluntary or paid work in a primary school. You can use the credits from these courses towards an open degree.

I am now finishing the second year of an open degree and hope to do a PGCE so I can teach, once my three children are in full time school (The eldest is 4). The open university courses have local tutorials every 2 to 4 weeks in these you get to meet your tutor who is just a phone call away, and other people who are on the course who you can arrange to meet up with in study groups or just for a drink to talk about the work. I have also met up with my tutor for a one to one for extra help.

If you go down this route, make sure that you have the time that is needed to study for each unit, you could start with a small 10 point course first. Studying at home is difficult you need to arrange your time and stick to your plans to suceed.

Money wise, if you claim any benefits, have a low income (below the equivalent of £25,000 joint income) you can get funding to cover some or the whole cost of your course, if not there is an option to pay in instalments.

Hope this helps ... if you need any more info please let me know.

Link: www.open.ac.uk

Answer 3

On line classes are the same price, at a University or community college. You just need to set a designated amount of time to study and work on line. I found it more challenging this way. This is only my point of view, but I need physical contact of what the Professor is demonstrating and I need the structure. A very close friend of mine ex cells in the on-line classes, but he is the type of person who could show up the first and last day of class and come out with an A. He is also a business major and is lab free. That is another thing you should consider. If for instance; science is your thing, you need to do the time in school(lab work, fun!). My suggestion is try an on line class, if it doesn't work, try and get to class. The important part is to better yourself, and the life of your child, good for you! PS ratemyprofessor.com is a wonderful sight, leave it to the young students to know about this. Just avoid the ridiculous comments about the teachers, and look to see if your professor excels on the (On line sights) some are better then others, and most often the students comments are right on the $ .

Answer 4

Are they making you repeat your Senior year because you failed exams last spring? Your question is not very clear. I take it repeating a year of school has all the appeal of getting your wisdom teeth pulled. Consider just starting college! It is a big myth that you must have a high school diploma to start college. Make an appointment with an advisory counselor at a nearby community college to see if they'll accept you as a dual enrolled student. These are students that sign up for college classes while also being legal homeschoolers. (See link below for where to find legal requirements where you live.) If you are past the compulsory age of your state for education, you can ignore the laws. Don't worry that all classes will be too hard. CC's offer "remedial" courses for those who need to brush up on high school math and English, etc. Take such courses until you feel ready to tackle college level courses. When you want to move on to a university, they will only care about the grades on your CC transcript, and will be impressed that you started college "early!" Ann Zeise

Answer 5

You can always get a nanny 2 look after your child. When U need something in life, sometimes U really need 2 sacrifice the other in order 2 get what is really best 4 U. Your child will start going 2 school and it will have 2 leave U home so that he/she can get what is really best 4 them. bye 4 now I wish U the best but U can also use the search engines 2 help U out.You may even try to visit ICS I dont know it in full but the computer can help U out.

Answer 6

I am doing a home learning course at the mo but on sage Accounts and Payroll.
A good home learning course for all that you are interested in is through the Open University. You don't need any formal qualifications as you can start right from scratch.
The website tells you about the courses, fees and what possible carrers are available to you and salaries at the end of your course. It can be quite expensive but it depends on what qualification you would like at the end of it. There are grants available for studying dependent on your family income.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?A02

I love studying at home and have not found it difficult with 2 young children and when my youngest goes to school I will have the qualifications I need to get back into fulltime work.

Answer 7

The Open University is really supportive - and you do get to meet people, it's not all sitting at home. No course comes without costs but the OU is often cheaper than a regular university - and don't be put off by the 'university' bit - they offer a wide range of courses to suit all levels. Check out the website, and have fun when you start!

Answer 8

dont know where you are, but yes, im a director of a education & employment facility in coventry. what you want is exactly the sort of thing we do, most large cities have something like this. ask at your local community college for courses and schemes.. and they are free if youre not working, which includes mums of young babies..

I did my sociology degree at the OU, which was also free, and was all done by post. I think i met my tutor once! the world is your oyster... just type OU, or open university (milton keynes) into google.

Answer 9

I keep seeing this advert for ICS, so maybe have a look on there. As with whether its better or not, it probably depends on the type of person. I found it helpful at college, as there are others to help you, but then again alot of the time, was distracted by them too. So there's pros and cons i suppose.

Answer 10

Most collages will offer vle (virtual learning environment) support for some courses this is where you can study from home and enter assignments by email.