Is a degree or certificate from online or distance learning courses, accepted?

Can someone get a good job this way? or is the traditional way (attending an actual campus) mostly only accepted by employers?

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  1. The time is coming ahead when this non teachers online courses will be accepted widely. But, at present, e-learning is not yet given same priority as the institutional learning.
  2. It really depends on the job your looking for. If you're known as a hard worker and have references to back it up, the school your degree/certification is from is secondary. If not, then it will matter more. The best way to land a good job with a degree or certification is make sure it's through an accredited school and you have some experience in what your applying for. Personnally, I've finished off a third of me bachelors degree (through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univs.) without setting foot on a campus. A quarter of my credits are through military service and schools. However, each university will count job experience and other forms of education differently for certain degree programs.
  3. no one takes online only schools seriously, however most schools offer online only courses if thats your thing, not a whole degrees worth but some.
  4. Don't do those fake schools, like University of Phoenix, Capella U, etc. Employers will laugh at you and that's if you even get an interview. There are legitimate, traditional colleges that offer 100% online degrees that employers will respect. You got University of Massachuesetts (I'm going there in the fall online), University of Maryland--University College and University of Illinois--Springfield. All have 100% internet courses and ARE considered legit. (Because the schools themselves are legit). Keep in mind though, you have to put in the time and it's not recommended to take more than 3 courses at a time. You can also CLEP (Yahoo or Google "College CLEP") alot of courses (general ed) up to 30 credits to save even more money. Good luck. http://www.umassonline.net/DegreeBrowse.cfm (I'm going there for a B.S. in Information Technology with a minor in Business) http://www.online.uillinois.edu/catalog/Programs.asp http://umuc.edu/grad/certificates/certif_list.shtml http://umuc.edu/grad/degrees/index.shtml http://umuc.edu/programs/undergrad/ Big three Colleges that take life experience into account (and are LEGITIMATE!!) http://www.tesc.edu/ http://www.excelsior.edu/ http://www.cosc.edu/
  5. good question! Online degree not already known much like the school we attend everyday. The advancement of technology today makes our life more easier. Online Education is possible, online employment is possible too.no need to worry about that, I experience that in present. Anyway I suggest you to explore more about degree online to more info. I suggest http://aboutonlinedegree.org/ Make a tour in just a little time. i know it can help.. nice to meet you!
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