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1. Local Companies

2. Online College Degrees - Overview

3. What Are the Advantages Received from Online College Degrees?

4. What Are the Disadvantages Associated with Online College Degrees?

5. Featured Local Company

1 . Local Companies

National Aviation Academy
(727) 531-2080
6225 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, FL

Pinellas Technical Education Center
(727) 538-7167
6100 154th Ave N
Clearwater, FL

Safety Harbor Montessori Academy
(727) 724-1767
2669 McMullen Booth Rd
Clearwater, FL

Southeastern University
(863) 667-5000
1000 Longfellow Blvd.
Clearwater, FL

Palm Beach Community College
868-3400
4200 Congress Ave.
Lake Worth, FL

Broward College
954-201-7813
111 E Las Olas Blvd. #407
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Florida International University
(954) 438-8600
17195 Sheridan St.
Pembroke Pines, FL

Sheridan Technical Center
(754) 321-5400
5400 Sheridan Street
Hollywood, FL

City of Pembroke Pines Charter High
954-538-3700
17189 Sheridan Street
Pembroke Pines, FL

Palm Beach Community College
868-3400
4200 Congress Ave.
Lake Worth, FL

2 . Online College Degrees - Overview

The advent of the Internet has opened an entirely new opportunity for individuals in Florida looking to get a college degree: access to online college degrees. What exactly are online college degrees? Online college degrees are degrees that can be earned entirely through online study. Instead of attending classes in Florida on a physical campus, college bound students can study for their chosen degree from the comfort of home if they have Internet access and the right technology available to them.

Students use the Internet to access online virtual classrooms where they can receive instruction, lectures, lessons, and communicate with other virtual classmates. Communication with the online college instructors is typically conducted via email, message boards and forums. Plus, many of the texts offered to online students are offered in electronic format or they can be easily ordered online; sometimes the institution offers the texts required on compact disc and many of the classic texts are offered in an electronic version for easy access. Also, online college students will find that they can get excellent deals on used texts by ordering them from an online source—ultimately, everything the online college student requires is placed directly within their reach.

Online college degrees are becoming a fairly popular academic endeavor as many students realize the benefits derived from online study. In fact, the opportunity to earn a college degree online is giving many students in Florida the opportunity to obtain the degree they have formerly only dreamed about. Further, as more and more students realize the advantages they can have from earning a college degree online, online institutions that offer such degrees will continue to witness an astounding increase in student enrollment.

3 . What Are the Advantages Received from Online College Degrees?

The number of students that are benefiting from online college degree studies is extraordinary. College students that don’t want to travel far from home, working single parents and those individuals that lack the transportation required to attend a physical campus can earn their online college degrees. The simple truth is that students that formerly believed that they didn’t have the time or the money to attend college are now realizing that getting a degree is completely possible through online college degree studies. Below are some of the many benefits derived from study for college degrees online.

Money Saving Advantages: The amount of money that a student saves from engaging in online study versus getting a college degree at a physical campus is amazing. First, the student that studies for an online college degree does not face the fees that the average college student attending a physical campus faces; there are no room and board fees when studying for online college degrees; there are no parking fees associated with online college degrees; and there are little to no travel expenses when one studies online.

No Transportation, No Problem: For those individuals that do not have a vehicle to travel back and forth to college, getting one of the online college degrees offered is most certainly an option. Access to online college degree opportunities gives students the chance to attend colleges they may not have been able to attend because the college that they want to attend is too far away from their family or because they lack a way back and forth to classes every day.

Personal Obligations, No Hindrance: Many students that work full time, that have children, or that have other personal commitments that crimp their time can attend online classes and earn online college degrees. Online classes can be accessed whenever the student is able to access the classroom—giving the student plenty of time for work and family. Plus, the student has the options of taking on full or part time study.

4 . What Are the Disadvantages Associated with Online College Degrees?

Despite all of the advantages that accompany the act of earning one or more online college degrees, there are several disadvantages to online study that students need to be made aware of before they make the decision to study online. Detailed below are the considerations every student must make before they enroll in an institution that offers online college degrees.

Solo Study: When one begins studying for an online college degree they will soon discover that they will require quite a bit of self-motivation. Much of the study time is spent alone and even with virtual classroom access, there is still a significant amount of time that the student will be forced to be self-reliant. If the student needs regular classroom interaction, they should seriously consider that need before enrolling for any of the online college degrees offered.

Response Time Delay: While an online student is studying, they will find that they will be communicating via email, message boards and forums. If a question about an assignment is raised, it could be at least 24 hours before they receive a response. Online students will find that they will need to start assignments early, just in case any questions arise before the assignment is due.

Online Study Equals More Reading: College students are required to do a lot of reading: more so if they are online students. All communication with the teacher and classmates will be conducted via writing in discussion board and the like. A student in Florida considering online study should multiply their reading expectations times two; a student will be required to read email communications, discussion board responses, chat room lectures, and printed lectures, in addition to the assignments they will have to read and write about.

5 . Featured Local Company

National Aviation Academy

(727) 531-2080
6225 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, FL

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