Western Governors University Online Teaching College

Are you considering an online degree in teaching?  Whether it’s a Bachelor’s or Master’s you may be wondering which online colleges and universities offer the best of the best.   There is one university in particular you may be interested in learning about.  Have you heard of Western Governors University?    It is an accredited American University [...]

Belhaven University Adds Five New Online Degrees

As the demand continues to grow for more online courses at universities and colleges across the U.S., more and more institutions of higher learning are taking action by starting online degree programs or expanding the ones that are already in place.  And one of those institutions taking action is Belhaven University. In an effort to reach more students, Belhaven has [...]

Why do people choose online education?

Several studies and surveys have been conducted recently asking students and prospective students why they would choose to study online. Over 5.6 million students now study online, with a 19% enrollment increase in the past six years. That might not seem like much, but compared to traditional education whose growth was a mere 1.8%, the [...]

California Baptist University Offering Master of Public Administration Online or in Hybrid Format

  California Baptist University (CBU) has recently expanded accessibility to its Master of Public Administration degree program. The University’s Online and Professional Studies division now offers the MPA degree program with courses online or in a hybrid (combination ground and online) format. These new formats are designed to meet the needs of working traditional and [...]

Scottish online higher education may begin in high school

In an age of changing technological tools, an economic recession and intense competition in the job market, the mainstream higher education system is bound to see change in the near future, and one Scottish university principal says the change can and should be made now. Scottish university principal James Fraser recently said he thinks it [...]

Georgia Southern University earns grant to improve doctorate nursing program

The Georgia Southern University School of Nursing recently announced that it was awarded nearly $800,000 in grants, which are intended to help address the nationwide shortage of nursing faculty, reports the school's website. Officials told on the website that the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration awarded the college with a three-year grant for $792,000 [...]

Charleston Southern University will begin offering online programs in 2012

According to The Post and Courier, Charleston Southern University will begin offering new online programs beginning next year. Officials told the news source that the school will be offering a bachelors degree in project management and a masters degree in applied management in the spring 2012 semester. Furthermore, four-year degrees in healthcare management, hospitality management [...]

Indiana University Kokomo uses online learning for its new masters degree in nursing

Indiana University Kokomo recently announced that it has received approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to begin offering a masters degree in nursing, Inside Indiana Business reports. Officials told the news provider that the program is set to begin in the spring 2012 semester. The school will partner with Indiana University East to [...]

Union-specific school offers three new online programs

The National Labor College (NLC) recently announced that it will be offering three new online bachelor’s degree programs geared toward union members, leaders and staff.

Officials said that they will be offering online degree programs in emergency readiness and response management, business administration, and construction management. They added that students can complete these curricula in two years for less that $10,000.