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The Student Debt Dilemma: How College Loans Are Hurting The Economy Is college still worth it? A new Pew Research study gives naysayers more reason to question the current higher education system. According to the report, college graduates under 40 with student loan debt have a lower median net worth than their peers who never went to college at all. But Richard Fry, the report's lead… Continue Reading
10 Mistakes Students Frequently Make With Distance Education More students are taking online degrees today than ever before. According to a Sloan Consortium report released in January 2014, online enrollment comprised 33.5 percent -- a full one-third -- of total college enrollment. Yet, retention of online students is consistently 10 to 20 percent lower than retention in face-to-face courses. As a college writing… Continue Reading
Is An Online PhD Program Right For You? At first glance, it might seem as though doctoral degree programs would be among the most suitable for online or other forms of distance education. After all, classwork constitutes just a small percentage of student activity within most doctoral programs, with classes usually taking place during just the first 1-2 years of a 3-5+ year… Continue Reading
What Is The Perception Of Online College Degrees? Distance learning has come a long way since correspondence courses first offered students the chance to pursue a college education from home. Today, online degree programs take advantage of the latest in telecommunications technology to beam virtual classrooms directly to laptops around the world. And just as their delivery methods have evolved in recent years,… Continue Reading
3 Things You Should Know About Online Degree Completion Programs On June 15, Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz announced a plan to help thousands of workers finish their college degrees. A partnership with Arizona State University is enabling the coffee giant to fully reimburse tuition costs for any of its employees who enroll at ASU Online with two years or more of transferable college credit on… Continue Reading