Online degree - is it worth it?

Philippines
July 13, 2008 8:47am CST
I've seen a lot of ads online about popular universities offering online degrees. is this the same as Distance education? Is this widely known and accepted by companies? Is it worth it? Has someone taken an online course and earned an online degree?
1 response
@ibcandy2 (40)
• United States
14 Jul 08
Hi. I started off going to a traditional university but as time progressed, I didnt have the time to go to a traditional university so I went to school online, Colorado Technical University. I received by bachelors degree in business administration and I am going back for another bachelors degree in information technology. Honestly, even though I got my degree online, employers didnt seem to care. As a matter of fact, some employers were more impressed that I had the discipline to complete a degree online because it is more challenging. On my actuall degree, it doesnt even say that it was obtained online and on most of my interviews, I wasnt asked if it was it obtained online. Online university's cant be a huge risk because they are very popular and the number of institutions offering online degrees are increasing. At this day and age, life doesnt really allow us to go to a physicial school unless we dont have any responsibilites. Employers are looking for the peice of paper, not for the avenue that you took to get it. Let me know if I can be of any more help on this for you!
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
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