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Are Online Degrees Valid
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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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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Degree Equals More Money
The earning pyramid works something like this. On the bottom are those who do
not have a GED (General Education Diploma). They will earn less than anybody
else over their lifetimes.
The next lowest earners are those who have a GED or who just barely got through
high school by the skin of their teeth.
The next highest earning level are those who completed high school while earning
good grades and got their high school diploma.
On the next level are those who have associate's degrees; then comes the level
that has Bachelor of Arts or Science degrees.
Above that level are those who have master's degrees, and above them are the
ones who have doctorates.
It is just a fact of life. The more education you have, the more earning
potential you gain. Unless you were born rich, you need earning potential.
Without a college degree, most people will slave away all of their lives in
dead-end jobs while just barely scraping by financially.
They won't have many, if any, luxuries and will consider themselves fortunate if
they have the necessitates. An online college degree can greatly improve their
prospects.
Online college degrees offer virtually the same opportunities for earning power
that degrees obtained at brick-and-mortar colleges offer. The main differences
are the cost of each and the time required to get them.
Those who are well past college age don't have to give up the dream of getting a
college education and improving their lifetime earning power.
They can take college courses online at a very reasonable cost and at their own
pace. Eventually, they will accumulate enough credits to be granted a college
degree, and then the sky is the limit.
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The Challenges of Getting an Online Degree, Accredited Online Universities
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