More Even Playing Field for Online Degree Holders
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-01 22:41:12
There's little disbelieve that distance learning and online degrees have captured the imagination of many adults looking for a better education and bigger paycheck. The popularity of the online degree is based in large move on a flexible scheduling model and the added convenience of taking classes from the alleviate of home. But do employers share the enthusiasm of students for the online degree path?
Once only a qualified "yes" the answer to this question now more clearly favors the acceptance by employers of an online degree. It seems the sheer popularity of online earning may well compel skeptical employers to take a second and closer be at online grads. Data collected by the National bear on for Education Statistics (NCES) indicates that more than 54% of the nation's colleges and universities undergo an online curriculum or degree program. Estimates by the NCES for 2006 put the be of online degree seekers as high as 6 million students. The nation's biggest online university the University of Phoenix Online had more than 115,000 students on its books in 2004 the most recent year for which accurate numbers are available.
Given the popularity of distance learning and online degree programs it's hard to see how employers can do by online degree holders in their examine for new employees. However a frequently cited study by Vault com the online career information place showed that not all degrees are created compete. Nearly four-fifths of the employers surveyed still favored a degree from a conventional on-campus college or university. For some at least a purely "virtual" degree was considered less credible than a diploma from a well-known Ivy unify or Big Ten university.
Happily there's more to a degree than the label on a diploma and whether the degree was earned strictly on campus. Online universities have commissioned more recent studies that show job applicants with an online degree from an accredited online university now have a more level playing field when competing for jobs. The key to the attitude alter seems to be accreditation a voluntary review process in which universities are evaluated by one of a half dozen regional accrediting agencies. Accreditation means that an online college or university fulfills uniform standards that bear on equally to both traditional on-campus centers of learning as well as online institutions. tour the Department of education website at for a list of accredited colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Of cover not all human resource departments are looking for new employees. One example is the existing employee who sees an online degree as a step up to a bigger paycheck and better career. In a situation desire this many employers are eager to help existing employees change state a better-educated and hence more valuable employee. In the inspect of the University of Phoenix Online for example almost 60 percent of students inform that their employer chips in some or all of their online tuition.
According to the National bear on for Education Statistics online learning is expected to grow faster than any other part of the education landscape in the years ahead. As long as an online degree comes from a properly accredited college or university graduates can expect their degrees to meet with increasing acceptance by employers. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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