| Thinking you'll need to put your life on hold, quit | | | | So enrolling in one of the many online degree |
| your job and go to college five days a week for | | | | programs available to working adults today can |
| four years so that you can earn a bachelor's | | | | allow us to get that all-important bachelor's |
| degree? | | | | degree. |
| Think again. | | | | The Cornucopia of Adult Education College |
| As a working adult, you have tons of options | | | | Degrees Explained |
| available to you to start and/or finish a college | | | | An online bachelor's degree program allows you to |
| degree. And none of them mean you have to quit | | | | study for and receive your degree from your |
| your job - and thus lose your income and any | | | | own home computer. There is no need to drive |
| momentum you've built up in your career - to | | | | to a classroom after a long day at work, grabbing |
| earn a bachelor's degree. You can sign up for an | | | | a fast food dinner on the way, and sitting in an |
| online education or an accelerated bachelor's | | | | uncomfortable chair for four hours listening to the |
| degree program - and perhaps even enroll in a | | | | sage on the stage - the instructor - spout wisdom |
| program that's a combination of both. | | | | at you. Nope. Instead, you can head home, kiss |
| The online education world is, to use a mixed | | | | the kids and your spouse, eat dinner and help with |
| metaphor, the working adults' oyster. | | | | the dishes and then head to your computer when |
| This article will answer the following: | | | | you want, logon, and access the lesson as you |
| - Why an online education is the way to go for | | | | see fit. |
| working adults. | | | | An accelerated bachelor's degree program may or |
| - How an accelerated bachelor's degree program | | | | may not be fully online. You might have to head |
| and an online bachelor's program are similar and | | | | to a classroom after work or for a full day on |
| different. | | | | weekends. But the bottom line is your journey to |
| When Time is Scarce, an Online Education Gives | | | | a college degree is accelerated - you'll receive it in |
| Plenty | | | | less than the four years a traditional college |
| Let's face it. We have no time today. We have | | | | degree takes. Depending on where you are in |
| stressful jobs. We have children and they | | | | your studies (perhaps you took some college |
| "demand" - and deserve - our time. We have | | | | courses back in the day) you often can use those |
| spouses - ditto on the "demand." We have homes | | | | credits toward your bachelor's. Therefore, the |
| to maintain, bodies to exercise and - if we can | | | | work necessary to complete an adult education |
| scrape out time somehow - time spent on fun | | | | degree will take less time. Many accelerated |
| and relaxation. | | | | bachelor's degree programs will have you walking |
| If we were 18 again, perhaps we could go the | | | | to "Pomp and Circumstance" in two years - or |
| traditional college route. But not when we're 38 or | | | | less! |
| even 25. | | | | |