| Did you know that your state colleges (even the state | | | | by your state schools, you do not have to worry |
| community colleges, yes all those SUNY, CUNY, Cal | | | | about their legitimacy and about their being accredited |
| State, etc) all provide online education? Many of them | | | | from a national or state board agency. |
| provide completely online degrees while some of them | | | | It does not hurt to double check to make sure though, |
| allow you to take certain online classes that can be | | | | especially since you are considering non-regular |
| transferred over to a regular program or will count | | | | programs. The other good part is that if you are |
| toward your existing program, if any. | | | | continuing your education, you might be entitled to a |
| And the best part of state colleges online degrees is | | | | special tuition rate because of your age. This is a state |
| not access to everything online and convenience; the | | | | initiative implemented into public colleges to better |
| best part actually is the low cost of tuition over other | | | | attract prospective adult students and to increase the |
| schools that charge exorbitant rates to those looking | | | | literacy late. |
| for an easier way to education. Mind you, online | | | | State colleges offer education that is maintained by |
| education is not easy. You got to have the hang of | | | | national and regional standards. Moreover, the state |
| the technology and spend just as much time working | | | | colleges online degrees you earn are going to be |
| on that term paper like any regular classroom-based | | | | fruitful when you go out to ask for that raise or for |
| course. | | | | that new job interview. It will show your future |
| Your best way to find out more about state colleges | | | | employers that you took the initiative to go back to |
| online degrees and classes is to go on the university's | | | | school or if you were just a high school graduate, that |
| website, ask current and former students, contact | | | | you took the efforts to maintain your work life along |
| course instructors, and online admissions consultants to | | | | with your education and got through college, graduate |
| get an idea of what you are getting yourselves into. | | | | school, etc. with a degree and confidence that comes |
| Of course, since these classes are being taught online | | | | along! |