Anyone do college over the internet?

Question

i really want to go back to college but its impossible with my 2 year old. Ive tried to get help with daycare but i dont qualify for any assistance and its BEYOND expenive. Has anyone taken courses over the internet? or have you had your work sent to your home and jus gotten a degree like that? if so could You help me out with any information ..like how much it cost..to how long it took..i really want to get into something that deals with either computers..or anything in the medical field

Answer 1

What you seek is Distance Education. One of the best sources of info on pure distance education schools can be found at www.detc.org. this is the accreditor specializing in such a delivery mechanism.

There are a number of for-profit schools that offer degree at a distance: kaplan, AIU, CTU, UoP etc, but you have to be careful of costs.. often the tuition is very high and you will need to take out loans (hard to come by these days)

Look into your local community colleges and the state system (for your state) and see what they offer.

Answer 2

BAD idea...

Make sure what ever school you choose is Regionally Accredited! A nationally accredited degree will do you no good (and they are usually quite a bit more $$)

You also have very limited contact with instructors, if you need help you are usually on your own.

Generally once you start you are bound to a contract... in most cases iron clad!

Do your homework you'll be glad you did!