are there any disadvantages of going to school on line?

Question

will i be able to get hired the same as someone who went to a "real" collage.

Answer 1

Its not as good as going to school as you would meet my persons of your age play with them and learn life but at home you will miss all this. So, if you can not go to school only then you should go to online option@@@

Answer 2

Well, I agree that homeschool students actually have many advantages over publicschool students due to the custom education they receive, so my answer is no to that aspect. Now on to the rest. In addtion to homeschooling, I work from home in the employment verifications field and the only people I have seen that may be at a disadvantage are those that lie about their education. Most companies verify you have a degree or diploma or GED but they do not make judgments on the quality of said documents (that is not opinion, that is first hand experience) Now, I'm positive the teachers out there would not appreciate you calling their jobs "semi-professional" To work in a public school as a teacher in this country you must be certified, which means you went to college and passed certification tests and receive continuing education. Homeschool students go to college, so they are not at a disadvantage there. If a person was applying for a teaching position, the employer would want to know what degree they hold and what certification they have. Ditto on a secretary. Although an employer will want to verify the applicant has the education they state they have, the important part is what type of training or experience they have. Homeschooling is, with a few exceptions, accepted worldwide and that is increasing, not decreasing.

Answer 3

Like others have said, be wary of the colleges that are ONLY online schools.

Many "real" colleges and universities offer online classes and even degree programs and are often less costly than the OnlineOnly schools.

Here are a few that I know of that offer online courses / degree programs:

Indiana University
Indiana State University
Governor's State University (Illinois)
Virginia Tech
Harvard University
Duke University
Stanford
Cornell
Florida State University


--- The challenge for you will be to actually find these legitimate programs. If you do an Internet search what you will find are all the University of Phoenix type of schools. To find a degree program through a "real" college, you will have to take the slow approach of going to each school's site and browsing around on their site.

I finished my second undergrad degree online and completed a teaching certification program at the Masters level all online and through "real" colleges (both from the list above). No one has ever questioned my credentials.

Answer 4

Yes, there are lots of disadvantages. The main ones are:
- lack of credibility (most employers will not take University of Phoenix seriously, for instance)
- lack of quality (many online classrooms are run in a forum like setting, with little to no input from the teacher).

If you'd like to do some college coursework at home, I recommend finding out if your local state college offers online or distance learning. Don't be sucked in by those 'get your Bachelor's in two years' schemes - it'll cost you valuable time and money.

Answer 5

You want to do college online?

It'll depend on the school and whether it's reputable (Phoenix, for example, while popular, isn't highly regarded) and what you were doing with your time. If you're working mostly full-time and doing online college courses on the side, an employer will look at that more favourably than if you just did college at home full-time. Why? Because the latter looks like you're just trying to avoid college while getting the credit; the former shows you had to work but still took your education seriously.

If you'll get hired or not will also depend on what it is you are looking to do and whether the online college program you are looking at actually provides you with what you need.

Answer 6

yes and no. You can be so good if you can effectively do a self-study method but that's just for yourself. Being in the classroom, you might not be to concentrate on the contents that much but it is the place where you interact and exchange ideas with others which is a very vital part for the working world. I'd say it's not good for studies that you need to have profound foundation but it's awesome for any extention of your field of work. For example, you dont want to do online study to become a computer technician but you might want to do some online studies to be a better technician.

Answer 7

If you go with an established brick college program that includes Math 101, 102, English 101, 102, History and Poly Sci

If you go with Phoenix expect to get laughed at.

There is no one on record I am aware of who got a U Phoenix or DeVry BA degree and got accepted in a State college Masters Program.

Answer 8

I personally prefer the dynamics of a classroom, knowing a teacher face-to-face, etc., for college classes.

But as long as you go through a reputable institution and not one of those buy-a-degree programs, and as long as you're dilligent about your studies and your work, it won't make much of a difference.

Many colleges and universities have so many of their classes available online now through distance learning courses, unless an employer digs deep into your transcripts, he won't even know which, if any, classes were taken online.

Answer 9

Its not as good as going to school as you would meet my persons of your age play with them and learn life but at home you will miss all this. So, if you can not go to school only then you should go to online option