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Saturday, 09 August 2008 |
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By Jeff Austin
 There are many reasons why a person would choose to get a college degree online.
Maybe their education was interrupted by unexpected events, or maybe they took a job right out of high school that looked promising, but they now realize that they really need a degree so that they can advance.
Maybe the people who choose to get a degree online have a high degree of simple mathematical ability and realize that they really don't have to be in debt up to their eyebrows to complete a college degree.
For whatever reason, an increasing number of Americans are deciding to get their college degrees either entirely or partially online.
One of the best things about getting a college degree either totally or partially online is that the cost is so much less.
A student can live at home, keep a full-time or part-time job, and continue to meet their financial obligations while attending college in the hours they have available and without putting themselves or their families deeply into debt.
Time is always a factor in today's busy
world. The idea of sitting in a lecture hall and hearing a professor or instructor drone on and on simply does not appeal to today's instant-gratification young people. Almost all young people today are very computer savvy.
They've been using computers for everything since they were five years old. The idea of getting a college degree online is just not a far-out idea to them. They do everything else online...why not go to school and get a degree, too?
It really isn't hard to imagine brick-and-mortar universities closing their doors at some point in the future when all education will be conducted online, is it?
This generation is computer savvy...the next generation will be even more computer savvy.
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