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Adults and Online Degrees
Online Education
Certificates
What exactly is a certificate, and how does it differ from a degree?
Certificates and degrees are two entirely different things.
A college degree means that a person has completed a pre-set and prescribed
course of study that covers many aspects of education. All college graduates
will have successfully completed courses in English, literature, mathematics,
science, etc., no matter what their degree major is.
A certificate, on the other hand, means that a person has successfully completed
a prescribed course in a specific field. He has not taken courses in English,
literature, mathematics, science, etc. He has only studied a very specific and
narrow subject.
Once he completes this prescribed course of study, he is given a certificate
that indicates his successful completion.
Certificates are issued by brick-and-mortar colleges and universities as well as
online colleges and universities.
A certificate can serve the needs of students who have very well-defined goals.
Certificate programs are focused on the mastery of particular skills rather than
on a broad education that a degree provides.
Certificates can save students time as well as money by allowing them to take
courses that focus entirely upon the skills that they need to achieve specific
goals.
Certificates can be earned in such widely varying fields as paralegal,
financing, and health care.
A certificate issued for successful completion of a course concerning forensic
nursing, case management or geriatric care can help those in the health care
field narrow their specialties, for example.
There are even certification programs that are tied directly to professional
licensing or certification examinations.
Almost all of the certificates that can be gotten in real-world brick-and-mortar
colleges and universities can also be gotten online.
Acquiring online certificates can prove to be much less expensive and easier on
the time requirements.
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Advantages of Online
Degrees
Many people dream of getting a college education that never had the opportunity
to do so...until now. They work at mundane jobs and see younger, less
experienced people pass them by on their way to the top.
Of course, these younger and less experience people all have a college degree
hanging on their walls that tell the world that they have been educated and
therefore know what they are doing.
A college degree opens doors that will remain closed unless you have one. No
matter what the field of endeavor, there is a college degree that can help a
person advance in that field.
It is a well-known and universally accepted fact that those with college degrees
earn a lot more money each and every year than those who do not have college
degrees -- about twice as much.
The difference in the quality of the house you live in and the car you drive
depends almost entirely upon whether or not you have a college degree. The good
news is that it is never too late to get a college degree.
Back in the distant past, only those who were young and had a lot of financial
support had access to a college education. But times have changed.
The computer changed it! Today, a college degree can be obtained by almost
anybody who has access to a computer -- either a personal computer or a public
computer.
Online degrees can be gotten in just about any field, and the cost is only a
fraction of the cost of getting an equivalent degree on a traditional college
campus.
Not only is the cost a lot less, but classes can be attended and assignments
completed in a time frame that is suitable to each student. A college education
has become universally available thanks to the computer. |
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Online
Degree or Traditional Degree?
We all know exactly what a traditional college degree is. We pretty much
understand that the person who earned that degree attended classes, lectures,
completed enough assignments and participated in labs enough times to satisfy
the requirements of being granted the degree.
Degrees from accredited colleges and universities are recognized by almost
everyone.
Online or distance learning is a relatively new kid on the block in the eyes of
academia and the world. While it is still fairly new, it is gaining in
credibility everyday.
The fact that many well-established and well-recognized real world colleges and
universities are beginning to jump on the online degree bandwagon is helping to
accelerate the acceptance of degrees that have been earned online rather than on
the traditional college campus.
Real-world colleges and universities can be seen with the human eye, but virtual
ones only exist on the Internet and are only visible to those who are using a
computer. They somehow seem less real to some employers.
The fact that there are diploma mills out there that print diplomas for a price
doesn't help matters.
Such worthless degrees as life experience or work experience degrees aren't
adding to the reputation of online degrees, either.
Still, online degrees are being accepted as valid declarations of a person's
abilities and education by more and more industries as time goes by.
The first choice is to go to a college or university when you are between the
ages of 18 and 25, of course. It's a wonderful experience.
That option is fleeting, however, and a degree is still a degree whether it was
obtained online or offline.
A college degree opens doors to better jobs and better pay. More and more
companies in more and more fields are recognizing the value of a diploma
obtained at online colleges and universities.
Related Topics: The Challenges of Getting an Online Degree,
A Degree in Education Online, Are Online Degrees Valid
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