Taken from StraighterLine blog: “Liberty Online a unique university with deeply Christian values, has been making the news lately. Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, VA., was founded in 1971 by the late Dr. Jerry Falwell. Dr. Falwell had a vision to make Liberty University is the largest Christian university in the world, and that…
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Quick College Facts: Excelsior College
Taken from StraighterLine blog: “Excelsior College is an accredited, nonprofit distance learning institution that focuses on removing obstacles to the educational goals of adult learners. Founded in 1971 and located in Albany, NY, Excelsior is a proven leader in the assessment and validation of student knowledge. It offers efficient and affordable access to degree…
Re-post: Is it Time to think of Homeschooling Your Child?
This article is long, but I highly recommend you read it. It was posted in the Orlando Sentinel by Jack Chambless For the past 21 years I have taught economics to more than 14,000 college students here in Central Florida. During that time I have made a concerted effort to glean information from my…
Divide and Conquer!
How should you earn your degree, when you don’t know what you’re doing? Easy! Pray, pray, pray, and talk to people! 🙂 See how easy that was? I have divided up my degree into different parts so that I can divide and conquer. The lines between the parts are a little gray, so don’t take…
What ObamaCare means to College Students
This article is a repost from the CollegePlus blog. Taryn DiMartile does a wonderful job of reminding us of the reality we are facing as a country and as students. Taryn works and writes for CollegePlus, to read her original article, visit here. Please be in prayer for our nation as we celebrate Independence Day…
Online Educational Tsunami
On May 4, 2012 the Seattle Times released a startling article that revealed the new, or not so new, trend of online college educations. “what happened to the newspaper and magazine business is about to happen to higher education: a re-scrambling around the Web” Across the world, people of all walks of life are pursuing…
Do the Math!!!
The average public state college costs $5,000 – $6,000 per year. The Private college typically costs 10,000+ per year. But what about Distance Students? What is the cost per “year” for a distance student? My freshman “year” of college is going to cost me the grand total of $584.87. (Oh yeah, and I’ll be done…
Do the Math!!!
The average public state college costs $5,000 – $6,000 per year. The Private college typically costs 10,000+ per year. But what about Distance Students? What is the cost per “year” for a distance student? My freshman “year” of college is going to cost me the grand total of $584.87. (Oh yeah, and I’ll be done…
Cost per Credit
Yesterday, during my research time, I did a little background check into the cost per credit for courses I will need to take to finish my degree. For most college courses you get 3 college credits upon completion. When you enroll to take a class, you pay a fee, otherwise known as the “cost per…
Cost per Credit
Yesterday, during my research time, I did a little background check into the cost per credit for courses I will need to take to finish my degree. For most college courses you get 3 college credits upon completion. When you enroll to take a class, you pay a fee, otherwise known as the “cost per…