Value of Online Education during Global Recession
New York – Believe it or not but the continued rising in gas prices in the world market has also made many students decide to take online degree program. The purpose of which is to stay away from the burden of transportation expenses driving their cars and commuting to passenger vehicles just to reach to their schools.
In a recent survey conducted by local news paper and which was also published on business wire, it reported that 60 percent of the students asked during the survey pointed to the high prices of gasoline why they have decided shift to online education.
Degree.com is an online website for students interested in distance learning programs and online education. It revealed that there was an increase of site visitors of about 60 percent who said that the high cost of gasoline made them think twice of entering into online schools and enrolled into high school diploma programs. They said online homeschooling is now among their option for career choices.
Ms. Amanda, site manager, said gasoline is costing many students of at least $1000 each month and this is no longer normal expenses for students. She said having your high school diploma class at home and other distant education programs could help you avoid spending much on education especially if you have very limited funds or you cannot afford cost for online GED.
With the program the students can also have extra time to enroll in online equivalency test to get accredited diploma or looking for part time work which may help pay the monthly bills aside from the educational funds incurred each semester. For those adult learners online degree programs could even be the best answer for a very limited time. With the onlinenursing school program it is also expected that more students who took up nursing would also consider online education to escape from the burden of too much transportation expenses due to the rising cost of gasoline.
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