In my former posts, I have given some tips on how to get college degree without debt. The two earlier tips were reducing college costs through AP and CLEP examinations, and by attending community colleges. In this post, we are going to look at the online courses. Getting a college degree or part of via online is also an excellent way of reducing cost of college education. Many higher institutions offer online courses as a part of their curricula while others offer a full degree program. It is understandable that in some courses such as medicine, dentistry, law, and engineering, it is impossible to obtain an accredited college degree through online courses. However, the general basic courses can be met. In this form, the overall cost of obtaining professional degrees can be achieved. The best way to go for online courses is to first check the website of the college you want to attend and verify the online courses they accept as transfer to complete the degree requirement.
Many highly rated universities offer online courses through consortia called opeculture, openlearning, courseware, among others. Examples of universities involved are MIT, Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford, UC Berkeley, etc. The most interesting thing is that these courses are free and they offer certificates upon completion of each discipline. You can also consult the following sites to help you identify the courses available and costs. These are:
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/
http://www.onlineu.org/most-affordable-colleges
http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm#
http://www.phoenix.edu/
I understand that education should be a way to go up the social ladder and cannot be turned into a way of slavery and bondage through student debt. In the world of today, there are many opportunities that can make it possible for you to get your degree without debt. The only thing it requires is to go for information. Think about this!
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