Finishing Your Degree in Online College
Though we know how important and valuable our educations are, life doesn’t always make going to college easy. Many students today have to juggle school with full-time jobs and other commitments, and in too many cases, students find themselves overwhelmed and step away from school so they can focus more time and energy on the [...]
Online College Background Check
Online college is a great alternative to traditional brick-and-mortar schools for students with busy, demanding lives. More popular now than ever before, distance learning programs make higher education possible for everyone from stay-at-home-moms to students working two jobs to pay the bills to learners who do their best with minimal supervision and stringency in scheduling. [...]
GED to PhD: Online Degrees for All
Students of all ages and levels of education are becoming increasingly aware of all the benefits online colleges and distance learning programs have to offer. Particularly for those who must work full-time or manage a family, the accessibility of online schooling offers second – or third, or fourth – chances for students to reach whatever [...]
Safeguarding Your Facebook
With the level of ease that social media enthusiasts can update their favorite sites, not all take into consideration the repercussions that posts can have on their professional careers. The moment it hits the web, whether it be an embarrassing photo or a comment on a political topic, all is fair game to whomever is [...]
Joining LinkedIn
Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are used every day for job networking, but with a surplus of risqué photos and an open forum for comments, it takes an extra effort to keep your content professional. Linkedin takes a different approach to social media by making it all about professionalism, creating a space to [...]
Facebook Hiding Tricks
When Facebook hit the Internet scene, it was a requirement to have a college or university E-mail address to register. With more than 845 million active users counted at the end of 2011, it is safe to say that almost everyone is using Facebook now, including potential employers. If you feel your page has traveled [...]
Social Media and Online College
As the first decade of the 21st century came and went, the college degree transitioned from helpful perk to resumé requirement, with the National Center for Education Statistics reporting a 45 percent increase in full-time student enrollment from 1999 to 2009. Throughout this growth period, an alternative arose for those unable to attend traditional class [...]
Keeping Organized in Online College
Online college means no dorms, no fighting with other commuters for a parking spot, no dealing with campus traffic, no terrible cafeteria food, no slushing through rain or snow to get to class, no 8 AM exams, and no annoying classmates reminding the professor to give you assignments he’d already forgotten about. What a relief! [...]
Is Online College For Me?
As more and more high school graduates make the decision to earn a higher education, the opportunities to do so increase. High school grads can perfect a skill in trade school, or head to college for an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree – which graduate school later offers the opportunity to build upon. Possible majors include [...]
Hybrid and Online Classes from Traditional Colleges
With the popularity of online colleges, traditional universities are rapidly attempting to keep up with the times and offering students more varied options for their educations. More and more colleges are developing their courses in online and hybrid formats to fit more conveniently into students’ schedules, lessen the chaos of their daily lives, and open [...]
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