| If you're looking for financial aid to help fund your online | | | | 3. Consolidation of bills may be a possibility. Are car |
| degree program then this article can help you | | | | payments eating up your would-be tuition dollars? Or is |
| understand what is available. No matter if you're | | | | credit card interest taking money that could be used |
| seeking a bachelor degree online or master degree | | | | for books and other needed learning materials? Doing |
| online or a business, education, nursing degree or | | | | a little research here can go a long way to reducing |
| anything else, there is plenty of money available if you | | | | your existing bills or consolidating your debt. |
| know where to find it. | | | | 4. Getting tuition reimbursement - many companies |
| 1. First of all make sure to fill out and turn in the Free | | | | offer their employees tuition-reimbursement options |
| Application for Federal Student Aid. The financial aid | | | | that can not only help save cash, but combined with |
| office at your school of choice will notify you of the | | | | other efforts can in some cases fund an entire |
| types and amount of aid for which you qualify. | | | | degree. Many work toward M.B.A.'s at institutions like |
| And because you're learning over the Internet instead | | | | the University of Phoenix. This degree could cost |
| of on campus doesn't mean that you're not eligible for | | | | $23,000. Your employer may share in a large part of |
| federal aid. The tremendous growth and popularity of | | | | that cost. Combine this with scholarships and other |
| accredited online degrees or distance learning has | | | | funding and you can get your online degree practically |
| prompted the Department of Education to amend the | | | | free. |
| Higher Education Act of 1965. | | | | 5. Sometimes online schools are willing to acknowledge |
| In the past, this act required that students be present in | | | | your past experience to help you get your online |
| a classroom more than half the time (formally called | | | | degree quicker -- for example, if you've been a |
| the "50 percent rule"). But now online institutions and | | | | manager for the past few years, you could parlay that |
| programs are subject to the same federal financial aid | | | | into some management credits, known as the "credit |
| rules as on-campus schools including colleges and | | | | for life experience." |
| universities. | | | | These tests are administered by The College Board. |
| This means that if online bachelor degree or any online | | | | It's a group of more than 30 standardized tests called |
| degree students meet the normal aid and eligibility | | | | College Level Examination Program tests that can help |
| requirements, such as credit hours needed, etc., then | | | | you turn your life's work into a way to save time and |
| they have the same odds of receiving aid as anyone | | | | money. |
| else attending an on-campus college. | | | | The exams test for proficiency in every possible |
| 2. Next there are plenty of scholarships available. | | | | subject area from American history to marketing, and |
| There are literally billions of scholarship dollars for | | | | each one can be worth as much as 12 undergraduate |
| students of all types. It takes a little research to find out | | | | credits. The policy at every school is different, so be |
| which ones apply to you and your situation - each | | | | sure to check first with your college or university of |
| situation is unique. But there are many resources that | | | | choice on how they handle the scores. |
| can help you. | | | | These are just a few of the many ways you can |
| Besides seeking out independent organizations or | | | | finance your online education and get that coveted |
| employers who offer scholarship moneys, online | | | | online degree. Distance learning has been becoming |
| schools often make efforts to assist their students in | | | | increasingly popular and accepted among employers. |
| paying for school. | | | | |