Can you actually earn a Bachelors degree while lounging in your living room sofa?
Can you actually earn a Bachelors degree while lounging in your living room sofa?
There is a large market right now for working professionals who want to further their education, a market which has been largely ignored over the last decade.”
- Eduventures representative Patrick Brown.
“There is a large market right now for working professionals who want to further their education,” said Eduventures representative Patrick Brown, “a market which has largely been ignored over the last decade.”
This market, according to Brown, is composed of professionals who, because of their jobs, find it difficult to schedule the time it takes to commute to and from classes. But by taking on an online degree program, students have the convenience of almost never having to travel to the campus.
“Many degree programs at the University of Phoenix can be completed exclusively online,” said Ayla Vickey, a PR representative for the university.
According to Vickey, for the Bachelors and Masters degree programs, students are free to order books, interact with classmates, receive and post assignments and read feedback all online.
“It’s truly the most convenient way to complete a degree,” she said.
Most online institutions, such as DeVry, Walden, and University of Phoenix also offer a method of combining online coursework with traditional in-class meetings.
“Some students do prefer some face-to-face meetings with their peers,” Vickey said, “and [Phoenix] provides that opportunity through our FlexNet system.”
Kedon Willis, iMPrint Writer
Kedon Willis is a writing major at Ithaca College. Raised in Jamaica, he first visited New York when he was 17 and was so intrigued by the city that he decided he was someday going to work there. Kedon is passionate about many social issues and sees writing as his medium for getting his voice out to the public. Since studying at Ithaca College, he has written a few articles for iMPrint, won several awards from the writing department and interned for a summer at Mother Jones Magazine in California. He plans to move to New York after graduation to pursue a career in journalism.
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