ONLINE COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAMS

If you're ready to jump-start your education, an online course may be just what you need !

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As a student completes coursework or gets early college credit from a virtual university, this type of college education is typically referred to as distance learning. Distance learning is actually a general term used to reference many types of learning, including early college credit from a virtual university. Most early college credit programs are connected to traditional colleges and universities.Virtual Universities allow students to study and learn on their own schedule. Students seeking early college credit enjoy the freedom of being able to schedule their virtual university college courses when it is most convenient. Early college credit is an excellent choice for many students. Virtual University students from North Carolina or any state should be self-motivated, organized, and proficient in reading. Colleges are not the major providers of adult education. Corporations spend more time, money, and more effort teaching adults than all the colleges in America combined. Many large corporations operate their own corporate universities, which specialize in teaching employees everything from time management to UNIX programming. Educational fervor among corporations is good news for adult learners. Non-collegiate training programs can often be converted to college credit through a portfolio process. Some larger corporations, such as AT&T, have subjected their training courses to a special review process sponsored by the American Council on Education's Program on Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction (ACE/PONSI). ACE/PONSI is a program that allows non-college educators, such as AT&T, to have their in-house training courses reviewed by college assessors. These assessors review course content, textbooks, and classroom procedures. If they find that individual courses are "college level," they recommend that a certain number of college credits be routinely awarded for successful course completion. About half of all regionally accredited colleges accept ACE/PONSI recommendations for degree credit. The other half may not accept them, or may severely restrict the number and kinds of ACE credits they will accept in transfer. The American Council on Education (ACE) has also reviewed professional certifications offered by non-collegiate agencies and made credit award recommendations in their official National Guide to Educational Credit for Training Programs. A few of these credentials are written below:

- Certified Public Accountant
- Certified Computer Programmer
- Certified Novell Administrator
- Certified Novell Engineer
- Certified Professional Secretary
- Certified Purchasing Manager
- Chartered Financial Consultant
- FAA Pilot, Engineer, Mechanic Licenses
- Respiratory Therapy Technician

In addition to ACE/PONSI approved professional designations, colleges often accept nationally recognized or state licenses. Aviation licenses, real estate licenses, and professional health certifications, such as nursing diploma training, are all commonly accepted for college degree credits. Is it possible to earn an entire degree based solely on credit for life experience? The answer is yes, but rarely. Most regionally accredited colleges limit the number of exam credits they will accept to thirty credits (one year of college) likewise for portfolio or ACE credits. Typically, the last 30 semester credits (senior year) of any regionally accredited bachelor’s degree must be taken directly from your degree-granting college.

 

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