Armando Said:

Will employers judge you differently if you received a college degree online other then going to a university?

We Answered:

It's all about the reputation of the college awarding the degree and not whether it is online or classroom. Everyone and his brother teaches online in 2009; the very best in the world (Oxford, Harvard, UC Berkeley) all the way down to some of the worst in the world and those "as seen on TV" colleges teach online now.

Don't think you're going to be able to work full-time and go to school online full-time and be able to easily earn a degree. It's not going to happen. Online courses at a legit school have way more work than do classroom courses. You will read the textbook for an online course because nobody is going to lecture from it. You will write - a lot - often. The advantage to online over classroom is time and place; that's all. You can do your work at 2am in Zimbabwe if you want to - but it's still a lot of work to do.

I like the search tool at Petersons.com for finding good programs online. http://www.petersons.com/distancelearnin…

Take a look at a few from the likes of UMass, UTexas, Florida, Penn State, SUNY, etc... and see if you think employers would prefer one of those or a degree from the classroom at nearby Western Yourstate State College.

Vickie Said:

What's your opinion on obtaining your college degree online?

We Answered:

Seeing that everyone has been a little negative towards earning an education online, I want to add a bit of positive sight for distance learning. I am currently halfway done with a Masters degree in Counseling from Capella University. It's actually been a great experience to be able to learn and go to "school" at home, work, library, etc. I can tell you now that I have a four year bach. degree from a public accredited university and I have never experienced teachers that cared and was personable until I attended Capella Univ. I am in my fourth quarter there and my hubby is starting there as a IT major next quarter so he is excited. Alot of people I know personally, co-workers, and colleagues, have gotten degrees from Argosy and Univ. of Phoenix and have gotten great jobs ranging in corporate, to teaching. I have two friends now at Capella and we love it, so that's my experience and going to a brick and mortar university may not be right for you and distance learning is certainly not for everyone.

It takes great discipline and motivation, you have to stay on top of things. I recommend Capella simply because it has great teachers, administration is good at solving problems, and their reputation is really good. If you have questions, I'm at msjaybutler@yahoo.com....