Online distance learning colleges.. Need advice!!?

Question

I do not have any degree under my belt right now, but I have completed 1 year at a community college, and I want to pursue a bachelor of science degree in Health Science because that seems to be only right as far as achieving something within a broad range of jobs. Can someone pick an online school that only offers a bachelors degree and up and earn an associates there and then keep continuing their education until they have gotten their bachelors degree? OR do you have to atleast earned an associates degree before you can go to a school that only offers bachelors and up? Also, I have wrote a previous message concerning if anyone knew of accredited pure online schools that offer degrees in Health Science? I would like to find one that is affordable, accredited and can get me employment after I graduate. I don't want any scams! Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

There are a lot of questions here and not enough information.

1) Health Science is a broad group. What exactly are you interested in? Radiology, Nursing, Health Promotion, Health Administration, BioInformatics, Genetics, Lab Technology, Cytotechnology, it goes on. There is no one degree that will qualify for all of these.

2) If a school only offers a bachelor's and up then they won't be awarding an associates degree...

3) No, you don't always need an associates degree to enroll in a bachelor's program but many bachelor's programs in the health professions do indeed require that you already have a related associates or a license to practice that profession (example is a BSN program for nurses that are already licensed and only have an ASN or diploma).

4a) Affordable: You need to quantify that. What is affordable to me may well not be affordable to you. I have paid as much as $3500 for one online class. How much do you want to invest?

4b) Accreditation: Good call. This isn't as easy as it sounds though. In addition to regional accreditation, many of the health professions will require professional accreditation also in order for you to become licensed or certified. You need to narrow down your choice of field so that you can explore specifics.

4c) Employment: No legitimate school can promise that. Very much depends on you and how you perform. That said, some programs have better placement rates than others. If the school is properly recognized, employability should be a minimal issue.

If you will study these questions first and narrow down some, the choice of a school will be much easier.

:-)

Answer 2

Try these website:

http://www.courseadvisor.com/
http://www.universityzone.com/
I don't know how reliable they are though.

Also, some years ago one or more of the top Universities in the U.S. was offering courses. You could learn the entire course online and you did not have to pay. You only had to pay if you wanted to receive the certificate at the end of the course.

This was a trial. I cannot remember which University and I don't know if they still offer this option. But it is worth checking out. I think it was MIT or one of the other top ones. Maybe other Universities have also adopted this practice. I don't know, you'll have to check.

Go online and check out Universities that you are sure are legitimate and are accredited and see if they offer distance learning or online learning, and compare the prices.

Remember if you are doing it online then you can check out Universities in other countries. Cambridge University is a top Univeristy in the UK and in the world. Try this website:
http://www.cam.ac.uk/

Good luck!

Answer 3

Look at Western Governors University - wgu.edu If there is any way you can attend school classes, by all means take that route. Most online programs are like most home exercise equipment - best of intentions but eventually un-used and abandoned, after being paid for.

Answer 4

Start by checking with your community college. Many community colleges offer today the opportunity to complete an associate degree by distance learning or evening and weekend classes.

Then, there are many universities that would take the credits you've already got, and help you complete your degree, either by distance learning or by "conventional" learning. You can do a search on the Internet (e.g. here: http://www.google.com/custom?hl=en&safe=off&client=pub-2977208566521185&cof=FORID%3A1%3BGL%3A1%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BLC%3A%230000ff%3BVLC%3A%23663399%3BGFNT%3A%230000ff%3BGIMP%3A%230000ff%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3B&domains=homemadedegrees.blogspot.com&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&q=health&btnG=Search&sitesearch=homemadedegrees.blogspot.com)