Long term success does not depend on which college you go to, or even if you do. (I speak as a college dropout.) However, for many people a college degree is highly desired. One way to get a degree is online. It can be cheaper (sometimes), and can be done remotely (sometimes), and can credit previous work and experience (sometimes). It can also be none of those. An online degree lies in the territory of scams and unscrupulous operators (as do some campus colleges) so you need some serious street-smarts to guide you. Of all the books, websites, and too-good-to-be-true tutorials I’ve seen, GetEducated is the only reliable source of information for online degrees today I’ve seen. Most online degree information printed in books is ancient and out of date, or tainted with profit by selling something, or frustratingly vague and unspecific.<\/p>\n
GetEducated is constantly updated with the latest research, comparing actual costs, examining real credentials, and reading the fine print of what is offered for degrees online. And their advice and research is free on their website.<\/p>\n
The one downside to the GetEducated is that the information is not well organized, scattered across the site in many webby articles with titles like “7 Ways You Can Save Thousands by Getting an Online College Degree.” The information is solid, but hard to locate and step through.<\/p>\n
The editors of GetEducated run a forum and they promise to answer any legitimate question about online degrees brought up. It would be great it they’d assemble their knowledge into a cheap e-book.<\/p>\n
In the meantime I’ve collected some of the more useful links below.<\/p>\n
Cheapest Online Bachelor Degrees<\/a><\/p>\n Cheapest Online MBA<\/a><\/p>\n Myth of the Cheap Online College<\/a><\/p>\n Earn College Credit for Career and Life Experience <\/a><\/p>\n How to tell the difference between Online Degree and a Diploma Mill<\/a><\/p>\n Affordable Online Degree Rankings<\/a> <\/p>\n