Engineering Degree Online | More discounts for Vets

Posted by bposton on November 6th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

A few days ago I wrote about one University that was giving discounts to gulf war vets.

Well here’s one for active duty military as well.

Kaplan University is giving a 15 percent discount on all of their online degree programs for U.S. troops on active military status.

This is open to all active members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard branches, as well as active reserves and National Guard when they enroll for classes with the university’s special team of military admissions advisers.

Looks like the online universities are beginning to realize that many active duty members have had to put their life (and their pursuit of a degree) on hold for a while. Some for quite a while.

And an online degree program is much more flexible for them as well. So this is a pretty good deal all around.

Kaplan University is based in Davenport, Iowa, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. They offer master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees, and they have more than
22,000 on campus and and online students, making it one of the largest universities in the U.S.

Ben

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engineering degree online : more on the “non-traditional” student

Posted by bposton on October 29th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

Here’s some more data for your hungry minds from the report I read from WorldWideLearn.com

This report, called “Adult Learners and New Traditions in Higher Education,”
comes to a conclusion that both online and campus schools have found out that’s it’s good for their bottom line to seek out and cater to nontraditional students.

Many traditional colleges and universities have been trying to meet the needs of the
nontraditional student by providing flexible course schedules, financial aid, online degree programs, and aggressive job placement.

So, just what IS a “non-traidtional student”?

I thought you’d never ask :-)

Here’s the official definition from the National Center for Education Statistics:

A “nontraditional” student is a college student who attend part-time, work at
least 35 hours a week, or are past age 22.

In fact, some of these nontraditional students lack a high school diploma, and many have
little dependents of their own. So it makes sense that six of out ten nontraditional
students attend college part time.

Another interesting number: there are more than 1 million of them, and they’re all
enrolled in degree programs that are completely online.

Here’s what Steven Jones, who is Managing Producer for Worldwidelearn.com had to say in summary:

“Earning a college degree will always be a challenge, regardless of circumstances, but
nontraditional students are confronted with obstacles not faced by an 18-year-old

freshman, Such students need timely, reliable information concerning what college degree

programs are offered, where the schools are located, what services they can depend upon, and whether a campus-based or online degree program is the right solution for them,” Jones continues. “They’re demanding–and getting–everything from campus-based child care to courses on weekends, in the evening, and via distance education.”

Rise up, you non-traditional students! The world is your oyster!

Ben

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