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Online Education for better Career Growth

There are two reasons for continuing your education after you have begun your career. One is because you want to. The other is because you have to.

In an ideal world, these would be one and the same. When you realize that you need a degree in higher education to get a promotion then you should be jumping for joy, because that’s exactly where you were going, anyway.

That isn’t always the case, but consider the healthcare professions in which continuing education credits are expected. After all, you might revere a doctor who has been practicing medicine for 40 years as a credit to his profession, but if he or she hasn’t kept up with modern developments in healthcare, you probably wouldn’t want to be his patient.

There are still some residual feelings about schooling that have some of us holding back. Consider a few of these misconceptions:

School can be a drag

Right. School is a drag when a general education diploma dances all over the map, forcing you to take algebra or English literature when that’s the last thing you want to do. But in an adult education program, you generally focus on exactly the courses you require. Remember, you don’t need to take the gym if you are going for advanced credits in radiology.

School can be expensive

Right again. School credits generally run from $200 to $300 per credit hour, which means $900 per course in some cases. Prices vary from program to program and from school to school. They also vary depending on if you are seeing an undergraduate or a post-graduate degree and whether or not you are enrolled in a residency program, a physical classroom, or taking a course online.

All that said, you have to weigh the value of the credits against your new earnings potential. Most people find that a degree pays handsomely, especially so when you chase after a post-graduate degree online.

No social life

Returning to school will slow down your social life for the very reasons you dread: Course work and homework. However, you will really be expanding your social life, as you meet other people in your curriculum who (guess what) have the interests and face the same hurdles as you do. Secondly, the friends you already have will suddenly find you more interesting.

Online courses

Back on Day One of the Internet, it was billed as the next greatest thing in education. It would allow a classroom to expand the globe. It would allow students to share resource materials and study together. It would cut back on expenses on books, travel, and the physical classroom, which would no longer be required.

It can now safely be declared that all of this hyper-hype turned out to be completely true. The Internet is many things, good, bad, and indifferent, but it is a huge stroke of genius in terms of educational outreach. Not only has the Internet helped keep education costs manageable, but accelerated degree programs online allow the student to work at his or her own pace. From many miles away, a student can chat with a professor or a fellow student online.

Papers can be shared instantly without any actual paper exchanging hands. All this coupled with its ease of access and high-quality educational resources have helped proliferate a new wave of graduates.

Such is the case for resources like Study.com, which incorporates this high standard of education with different online learning materials that cater to all students based on their needs. The Internet is a social equalizer. As far as schooling, the Internet all wins.

No time to study

It’s hard to deny this one. It takes time to apply oneself. But take away half of your movie time, a quarter of your online game time, just a fraction of your social life, and you will survive school even as a busy adult. Yes, you may have to join a gym to make the most efficient use of your exercise time, but, hey, now you can afford it with that big promotion coming your way.

Student loans

All the options for student loans remain in place, including private loans, but the difference is now you might be able to talk your boss into chipping into your education.

Many companies large and small support advanced coursework by their employees. As such, look through your benefits package closely and see if the company can contribute to your advancement.

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