Anyone get an online degree?

[apuforyou]

Just wondering if any one on here has gotten one? I work so much and my schedule is never the same, also have bills to pay so I can't work less hours

I'm 20 and have been wanting to go back to school, but it just doesn't seem like I'll be able to. It seems like online course will be harder because honestly, staring at a monitor for hours trying to learn doesn't sound exciting in the least. How long does it usually take to get an associates, bachelors and around how much does it cost?

Not sure what to do, but I'd like to get a bachelors in criminal justice.

Opinions?

[fatboy1185]

My lady has taken the majority of her prerequisites classes online, she thinks it's 10x easier. She takes like 20 credits at a time, and works full time also. Don't ask me how

[deevergote]

I've taken a couple online classes. My first was an economics class. I got an A, but I have no idea what I learned... or rather, I didn't learn a thing! I had the same professor that 'taught' the online course in a classroom, and he was actually a good professor... So the online format didn't work so well. That was quite some time ago, though. 2000-2001.
The others weren't full online, so I guess they don't count.

I've been considering trying to get a Masters online, because I work like crazy, with a very hectic schedule. I can't plan ahead to watch a TV show, let alone be somewhere for class!


To succeed online, you HAVE to be focused. It's a lot of reading, a lot of writing, and the tests are tough... If you take tests online, or even write essays in place of them, you'll be expected to show a thorough understanding of the subject matter. They design the tests so that people that are leafing through the book as they take them can't just plug in answers. If they don't know it, they don't pass the test!

It's not easier than traditional classroom stuff. If anything, it's harder. You just get the benefit of doing things whenever you want (within a deadline), and you aren't bound to a specific location or timeslot.


My cousin worked for University of Phoenix, and she thinks very highly of them. Even thuogh they're the traditional "cookie cutter" distance-learning college, they're well established, respected, and she says she got a great education there. She's a very smart woman (my aunt, her mother, is actually at a genius level IQ, and her sister is a rediculous overachiever that is now a high-paid CA lawyer... ) I have faith in her opinion.



Personally, I'm looking into Drexel University, because they're about 20 minutes from me, if I ever need to physically be there.


Also, don't aim for an Associates as a goal... an Associates won't get you a thing. A Bachelors is barely enough to land a decent job these days. It's the new high school diploma. The Associates is as good as checking the "some college" box on an application. It's like going back 20 years ago and telling a prospective employer that you "graduated middle school"
The Associates is a great stepping stone. It makes for an easier transfer to a Bachelors program, I learned. It's like tying off the crap classes, so you can move into your major concentration right away. That depends on where you go for the Bachelors, though... some don't accept all transfer credits.

[Pandemic]

Just wondering if any one on here has gotten one? I work so much and my schedule is never the same, also have bills to pay so I can't work less hours

I'm 20 and have been wanting to go back to school, but it just doesn't seem like I'll be able to. It seems like online course will be harder because honestly, staring at a monitor for hours trying to learn doesn't sound exciting in the least. How long does it usually take to get an associates, bachelors and around how much does it cost?

Not sure what to do, but I'd like to get a bachelors in criminal justice.

Opinions?

what do you want to do as a career? Just wanted to let know that if you want to be in Law enforcement, CJ major can be redundant - you'll learn the same stuff at the academy.

[deevergote]

Agreed. I don't know anyone that has truly seen a benefit from being a CJ major. It's not a bad direction to go for law, but honestly, I'd go for psychology as a base for a law path, rather than CJ.

There are paths you can take, certainly, but be sure your effort is maximized by taking the best route possible.

[apuforyou]

I'm actually a 911 dispatcher right now, but planning to go to the academy in another 6 months or year. I actually want to become a detective for my current department and eventually apply for the FBI in Dallas

[npor]

I know the super intendant for my school district got his degree with the internets. He's making 6 figures, with his online degree.

It's costly though.


But it is also the largest growing source of adult degrees or something like that.
So it works.

You just gotta, like you said, sit for hours staring at a monitor tryin to learn.

[JoshM]

My lady has taken the majority of her prerequisites classes online, she thinks it's 10x easier. She takes like 20 credits at a time, and works full time also. Don't ask me how

I'm doing the same.
I'm working 2 jobs (60ish hours combined) and taking 16 credit hours.
IMO, the hardest part of college is actually going to class, this is much easier in my opinion. Just don't get too far behind, keep up with the course schedule and you'll be fine.

[jhoff]

my gf does most of her classes online, works out great

[sackingz123]

Just check up your local CC. You might be able to get free classes if you qualify dont know if its like that in TX but go to the financial aid office and see what they can do. Use all the money and resources that Uncle Sam gives ya!!