How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet: The Complete Guide to Getting Your Undergraduate or Graduate Degree from the Comfort of Your Home [Paperback]

Sam Atieh (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 1998

Moving ahead in a career means updating your skills and education, but fitting traditional classroom study around hectic family and work schedules can be exhausting—plus the extra costs of commuting and child care really add up.


The solution is online instruction, one of the hottest trends in higher education. From the comfort of your own home, you can receive lectures, participate in class discussions, and turn in assignments—all through the Internet.


How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet clearly explains how online education works, what equipment is needed, how to choose and apply to a school, and other vital information. With detailed descriptions of more than 70 schools in the U.S. and abroad that offer online courses from the associate to doctoral levels, this helpful guide features such respected institutions as:

• Harvard University
• UCLA
• Michigan State University
• Purdue
• Duke University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• and many others!


Over 100,000 people—single parents, full-time professionals, physically challenged individuals, international students, and others—are already enrolled in online education programs, and the number is about to explode into the millions. This book will show you how to take advantage of this amazing opportunity to advance your education!

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

More and more often, people are using the Net to attend college classes and obtain undergraduate and graduate degrees. Atieh's guide covers the "distance learning" trend in higher education in a practical way, focusing on finding the right online program and getting through the admissions process. If you can't attend a traditional classroom program or want to attend a program that's thousands of miles away without leaving home, this book can help you decide if getting your degree online is right for you.

The book is divided into two parts. In part 1, Atieh explains what distance learning is and what equipment and skills it requires. Then he describes how to choose a school, how to apply, how to finance your degree, and even how to find a job after graduation using online resources. Atieh makes it clear that while online education is more convenient for many people, it's not less expensive than regular classes or easier than attending college in person. Throughout this section, he sprinkles short case histories of people who are considering online education.

Part 2 banishes all ideas of correspondence school from your mind. The book lists more than 70 university programs at schools such as Harvard, the University of California at Los Angeles, Duke, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which immediately makes you feel better about the prospect of attending college online. Listings include details such as accreditation status, the number of students enrolled in online classes, costs, Web site locations, e-mail address, residency requirements, and much more. --Elizabeth Lewis

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Classes As Close As Your Computer

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Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles (May 27, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761513701
• ISBN-13: 978-0761513704
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,769,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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73 of 73 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Recognized accreditation is important!, June 25, 2000

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Larry McQueary (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet: The Complete Guide to Getting Your Undergraduate or Graduate Degree from the Comfort of Your Home (Paperback)

....and unfortunately the author fails to recognize that. When I saw that Kennedy-Western University was included in this book, I knew there was trouble. KWU is an unaccredited school that has maintained campuses (Mail Boxes, Etc. locations, actually) in Hawaii, Idaho, and now Wyoming. Although the school is actually RUN from California, it is not allowed to enroll students living in California.

Red Alert, folks! If this is indicative of the research that went into the rest of the book, I'm frightened. There are a number of other guides available (Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally, Campus Free College Degrees, and Peterson's Guide To Distance Learning) that do their homework and offer many convenient, legitimately accredited options for the nontraditional and distance learner.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Out of date - too few schools!, April 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet: The Complete Guide to Getting Your Undergraduate or Graduate Degree from the Comfort of Your Home (Paperback)

There are a number of great books on this subject. This is NOT one of them. It includes schools that are unaccredited. There are over 350 fully accredited schools offering full degrees via distance learning. Go to collegeathome.com, Petersons.com or degree.net for complete info on all of these schools. I found all of these books superior by far to this volume. This book is far below the standard set by the other top books in the field.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect resource for professionals., September 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Get a College Degree Via the Internet: The Complete Guide to Getting Your Undergraduate or Graduate Degree from the Comfort of Your Home (Paperback)

I found this book to be a perfect resource for a professional like myself who desires to pursue a career without having to quit my job. It explains the process of obtaining a college degree online in detail, and has hints and tips which can save the reader thousands of dollars in the pursuit of higher education.