MGMT: Cool alternatives to GA Universities tuition hikes

So, I know by know y'all already heard about the infamous TUITION HIKES that's being debated up there in the closed doors of GA Senate floor...possibly up to 70%??? YIKES!

http://blogs.ajc.com/gold-dome-live/2010/02/24/college-tuition-hikes-get-support-from-strapped-lawmakers/

Despite the final outcomes (which we won't know for a while), I wanna give you the heads up on your alternatives! So, HS juniors and seniors out there (or all GOLers 'n friends of all ages who dream of furthering your education without having to leave our beloved ATL, or file Chapter 11), DON'T FRET! There are other ways to get your degree affordably from a good, reputable and accredited universities! That's right: I am talking about ONLINE DEGREES!

I know some of you probably think of online degrees like you think of 'grade B substandard products'. If you think that, I hope you'd RE-THINK! For the past couple of decades, even Ivy League-ers have expanded their learning wings beyond the four walls of the 'brick-and-mortar" buildings (Yep: Harvard, Columbia, and others to follow) by offering online programs (only short residency required).

As someone who have experienced online learning, and was a HUGE skeptic of it, I am totally converted to this method of learning, primarily due to these reasons:

1. Viewing lectures in my nighty jammies while having my feet massaged by my deluxe pedi-machine (yep!) is such a relaxing way to 'attend' class!!!
2. All lecture outlines are scripted by the professor before hand (in some cases), which makes my note taking task minimum.
3. Because these awesome schools are so scared of people's skepticism about how 'easy' online classes are, they deliberately make it extra harder just to prove 'em wrong! This means: online students actually have to work twice as hard as the on-campus goers, which makes you learn more. Trust me: I can totally attest to this!
4. Still along the line of 'prove 'em wrong' attitude: online students are having so much easier access to LIVE (often 24/7 for some schools) TUTORS and and online libraries. I never had 24/7 support when I was studying on-campus!
5. Online students have flexibility to handle work/life balance because we don't have to worry about setting aside time to physically go to class (throughout my 4 years of college, the actual process making myself go to class is actually the hardest thing!)
6. Despite the myths and rumors of a 'breeze' admission standard, for any accredited schools, the admission standard is EXACTLY the same as the students applying for on-campus degrees.

Based on my research, here goes some examples of accredited colleges/universities that offer "not super pricey" but highly valuable and recognized online degrees that you might wanna check out further:

http://www.ou.edu/cls/ (Univ of OKLAHOMA)

http://www.ecok.edu/distance_ed/index.htm (East Central Univ Oklahoma)

http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/ (PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV)

http://asuonline.asu.edu/programs (ARIZONA STATE)

http://www.distance-education.org/Schools/Arkansas-State-University-190.html (ARKANSAS STATE)

http://www.drexel.com/ (DREXEL UNIV, Michigan)

http://www.indstate.edu/distance/programs.html (INDIANA STATE)

http://www.elearners.com/college/northwestern-university/ (NORTHWESTERN UNIV Chicago - only offering online degree in Medical Informatics)

http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/ (OREGON STATE) - Bachelor courses only $226 per credit hour!

http://www.umuc.edu/online_ed.shtml (UNIV OF MARYLAND)

http://online.unl.edu/ (UNIV OF NEBRASKA)

http://www.elearners.com/college/university-of-southern-california/ (University of Southern California- NOT cheap, but it is USC though)- online degrees mostly in EDUCATION/teaching

http://online.uwc.edu/ (Univ of Wisconsin) - AA degree only. about $215 per credit hour.


(there are many more but I have to do more research!)


Anyways, if any of you have questions or need any help finding a good online degree, I would be happy to assist. Drop me a line @678-977-1382 or via email (darmajaya.yenny@gmail.com) or FB!

So, you are not stuck IF colleges here in GA decide to hike it up!


- M'Goose for GOL ATL