Comments on: Online degrees

By: Thomas Sinfield

Thomas Sinfield — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:18:59 +0000

I dont understand those websites that say a real college degree in 5 days from a registered college. How can they do that?

By: Robmarie

Robmarie — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:51:24 +0000

I’ve always been skeptical of the online degree thing; hell, I’ve been one to shy away from online courses at my school because I don’t fully trust that system. Personally, I’d rather be in the classroom and listen to the lecture, because at least by being there I’ll form more associations than if I just download whatever material I need and that’s it.

I suppose it also depends on the nature of the field one is majoring in. You mentioned that Utica College offers a degree in Online Cybersecurity — then it being fully attained online makes more sense than if I go for another subject, such as Chemistry (I can’t imagine that ever happening…).

All in all, even though I’m not the type of person who needs to go to class every time, I still feel that being present at a lecture and having the professor familiarize with your face is more beneficial than going for an online degree (or an online class, for that matter). But people are different and work at different paces. In the end, it’s just good to know that there’s always that option.

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:28:23 +0000

I think online degree programs would be an excellent alternative for graduate students who might not be able to make regular class schedules at the actual university. Hell, I am an undergrad and sometimes I wish even more of the course information was available online for review purposes.

By: Kris

Kris — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:21:57 +0000

I am actually thinking about doing an online degree eventually. I certainly do not have the money or time (with work) to be going to a regular school everyday or every other. I think it’s a really good idea and very convenient for a lot of people.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:56:09 +0000

my fiance’s school does have a physical location, but he took a majority of his classes online, and it really worked well for him. He works full-time and was still able to take 22 units his last semester of school. It was still really rough, and 12 of those units were regular in-class units, but he wouldn’t have been able to take that many had they not been online.

I think online classes are great for General education type courses, but when it comes to really important, major classes, I prefer a traditional classroom setting.