Why are Distance Education Degrees such a Hot Commodity?
A bachelor's degree is worth more than $1.9 million over a 40 year period - Employment Policy Foundation

Undoubtedly you WILL earn more money with a college or university degree. distance education degrees hold no exception. In the job market today, an overwhelming 86% of businesses welcome employees who have earned a distance education degree. Employers just want to know that potential employees have the skills to do the job, not whether they got their degree online.

As distance education is becoming more widely accepted amongst employers, we are faced with a growing demand for online education. The number of adults who are enrolling in online education is increasing at an amazing rate. Many want to:

Did You Know...
Last year, American business, industry, government and nonprofit organizations spent more than $23 billion to train and develop their workforce to succeed in today's highly competitive global markets.
• get or finish their bachelor's degree,
• go on to earn a distance learning MBA,
• take additional training for in-house job opportunities, or
• take advantage of employer funded education.

Why Distance Education?

Careers goals and ambitions change. It's important that we roll with those changes, which often means furthering our education. It used to be that evening courses were the only way to do this - but not anymore.

Online Institutions offering distance education degrees were initially in favor by those in their mid-thirties who already had job and family commitments. Now, because more people coming out of school find that they must work full time, the age of the typical undergraduate online student is dropping.

It's hard to pass up the convenience and flexibility that distance education offers. There's no argument that training online makes it much easier to coordinate your class work with your daily schedule.

What Distance Education Degrees are Available?

Distance education degrees come in a wide variety of fields and disciplines. Courses and programs are available in various shapes and sizes and range from full fledged doctorates to classes in basket weaving. You can test the waters by enrolling in a single online course or go for the gusto with a distance learning MBA.

Associates Degrees usually take 2 years, but if you are working at it part-time, it can take longer to complete the 60-64 credits needed.

Sample Associates Degrees:

• Associates of Arts (AA)
• Associates of Science (AS)
• Associates of Business Administration (ABA)
• Associates of General Studies (AGS)

• Master of Arts (MA)
• Master of Science (MS)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - most common
• Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
• Doctor of Engineering (Eng.D)
• Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D)