| You have probably seen the advertisements online, | | | | traditional class. |
| saying that you can have a college degree in as little | | | | However, when you pursue an accredited online |
| as a week. If you just send in some money, tell them | | | | college degree, you have a huge advantage. You don't |
| all about your "life experience", they will send you a | | | | have to travel to a campus, and you don't have to sit |
| diploma. These unaccredited "colleges" are bogus and | | | | in a classroom for hours at a time. You can take your |
| the diploma you receive will never do you any good. | | | | classes whenever you want, wherever you are, even |
| Although the diploma might look good on your wall, | | | | while you are at work or on vacation. For people who |
| anyone who takes a good look at it will realize that | | | | lead busy lives, obtaining an accredited online college |
| you basically bought it. | | | | degree is a great choice. |
| An accredited online college degree is not an easy | | | | The overall cost of an online degree is about the same |
| thing to get. You will have to work for it, just like you | | | | as a traditional one, minus of course the travel |
| would in a classroom. Schools that are accredited are | | | | expenses. You will usually be required to purchase the |
| required to teach their online curriculum in the same | | | | same expensive text books, and pay the same tuition, |
| manner as they would in the traditional classroom, and | | | | but the advantages that come with online learning are |
| that includes the amount of time that you are | | | | many. Especially for people who have families or can't |
| expected to spend on classroom materials. An online | | | | afford to give up their full time jobs, an online degree is |
| class is often much more time-consuming than a | | | | the answer. |