MAJOR SCHOOLS
SPECIALIZING IN
ONLINE DEGREES

Santa Ana-based school with a low cost per credit, CCU provides 100% online degree programs to over 8,000 students nationally. Credit transfer and financial aid can potentially reduce your total cost further. The school offers bachelors and masters degrees in:
- Business
- Education & Teaching
- Health Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Psychology
Get information on California Coast University Online

A private school that's one of the lowest-cost online schools in the U.S., but has solid accreditation. Founded 100 years ago, the school offers online degrees in:
- Business
- Computers & IT
- Criminal justice
- Health sciences
Get info on Baker College Online

Liberty is not only the largest online Christian school, it's one of the very largest of all online universities. The school offers a vast array of associates, bachelors and masters degrees in many subjects, has quality regional accreditation and tuition that is moderate. Online degrees offered in:
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Psychology
- Religion
- Marketing
- Nursing
Get free info on Liberty University Online

Offers a very wide range of bachelor's, master's and associates degrees in
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Health Care
- Nursing
- Computer Technology
- Information Systems
- Legal Studies
Learn more about Kaplan's degree programs
Moderately priced school offering online degrees in:
- Nursing (RN to BS & Various Masters Degrees)
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Web Design
- Game Programming
Get Free Info on American Sentinal University Online

Penn Foster has been offering college degree programs since 1975, has taught over 100,000 students, and calls itself "America's online community college." (It originally started operating back in 1890.) The school is unusually affordable. Penn Foster focuses on associates degrees:
- Associate in Business Mgt
- Associate in Criminal Justice
- Associate in Retail Management
- Associate in Human Resources
- Associate in Veterinary Technician
Get free information on Penn Foster College Online
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How to Initiate
a Distance Education Course
Once you’ve chosen a
school and a degree program you feel will contribute to your career
success, here’s how to initiate a distance education course:
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Find out if you can transfer credits you’ve already earned elsewhere.
Schools have varying policies on which courses they will count towards
the degree you will earn from them, and on how many credits
they’ll transfer from each particular course. Talk to your
academic advisor about it.
- Find out if you can get a refund if you don’t complete your course(s).
Ask about getting your money back if you have to stop before completing
the course, and whether or not you can re-start your education if you
have to take some time off from it.
- Ask if your degree will be the same as what your school grants on-campus students. Some schools offer a variety of degrees. Make sure your online degree isn’t a second-tier one.
- Find out which tests you need to take to apply.
Most, though not all schools will want to see an SAT score for
undergraduate applicants and a GMAT, LSAT or other professional
aptitude test for graduate programs.
- Prepare and submit your application.
In most cases you’ll need to send in a transcript of your
past school grades and a letter of recommendation –
preferably from a teacher you have studied under in the past. Make sure
your application and all accompanying materials are carefully written
and proof-read. Nothing can kill your chances of getting in faster than
an application full of misspellings and bad grammar. On the other hand,
don’t be too slick and professional with your essay. School
admissions officers like to see essays that have a genuine, personal
feel.
- Get any financial aid applications done as early as possible.
Whether you’re applying for financial aid from your employer
or the state or federal government, get your applications in as early
as possible, so you’ll know exactly how much you will have to
pay for before you actually start school.
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