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East Georgia College now offers the convenience and flexibility of a new online associate degree, accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The online degree is in the programs of general studies, psychology, and sociology. Earn an East Georgia College degree from the comfort of your home, online. "Online learning is a wonderful option for many students," says Dr. Dee McKinney, who is EGC's coordinator of online teaching and learning. "It allows a great deal of flexibility, reduces commuting time, and provides a medium for creative teaching. I use student-led online discussions, for example,

Many college graduates are unable to pursue further education because of job-related limitations, particularly based around location. But Virginia Techs is now offering an online agriculture Masters Degree where students can study at home while setting their own pace. Five concentrations are offered including biosecurity, bioregulations and public health; food safety; environmental science; education; and plant science and pest management. Applicants must have a bachelors degree to start. Students will be required to complete 30 hours of approved coursework, a project and a report. When they successfully complete the course of study the students will have earned their Masters Degree. Source

NU to Offer Online Masters Program in Medical Informatics A program to train healthcare and information technicians to transfer hospital data to electronic form will be available online beginning next quarter, making it the first Northwestern masters degree offered online. NUs Medical Informatics degree program will be offered through the School of Continuing Studies, administrators announced this month. I definitely think that the implementation of the program demonstrates that SCS is growing, expanding and reaching out to students in nontraditional ways, said graduate student and Student Advisory Board President Franz Paul. More : dailynorthwestern.com

Accredited-Online-Colleges.com has just added three new online colleges and universities to its database, offering online degrees in everything from 3D animation to nursing in this diverse mix. Accredited-Online-Colleges.com maintains up-to-date info. on the latest online degree programs from respected higher institutions of learning from all over the U.S. Students searching to expand their knowledge and skills or to change the direction of their careers can find degree programs, training, and certification through Accredited-Online-Colleges.com. More : news.awn.com

Two separate entities back the assertion that enrollment in online degree programming continues its upward trend. The director of marketing for eLearningYellowPages.com, Carrie Sommers, states: According to statistics, the number of students studying for degrees online has increased dramatically over the past several years. In addition, a survey by the Sloan Consortium in 2005 reveals the changing educational landscape. According to the survey, sixty-three percent of schools offering undergraduate face-to-face courses now also offer undergraduate courses online. At the graduate level, forty-four percent of schools with Masters programs now also offer them online. In conducting its study, the Sloan Consortium

Capella University, an online university based in Minneapolis, has announced it will offer four new degree specializations. Two will be offered at the masters level and two at the bachelors, with all four being directly attributable to employment needs nationally. The two new masters level areas are Gerontology, a program to be offered within Capellas Master of Science in Human Services program and Early Childhood Education, a specialization offered within the Master of Science in Education program.The two bachelors-level specializations will be in Homeland Security and in Security Management. Both strands will be offered within Capellas Bachelor of Science in

To meet the needs of a growing population of students who may work full time, have family responsibilities at home and need education flexibility, Davidson County Community College is offering a new online degree in business administration. "One of the college's goals is to create more online classes," said Matt Huntanar, department chair for business and computer technology. "Online programs create more options and more flexibility." The online business administration program will be the second online degree offered in the DCCC Applied Technology Division. The first online degree program was the online computer information technology program. More : the-dispatch.com

Bethel College will begin offering a master's of business administration program in October. The MBA program combines online and classroom instruction and will take 14 to 18 months to complete, according to school officials. Students enrolled in the program will have face-to-face instruction once a month and daily online activities. More : jacksonsun.com

According to Online College Blog, Columbia University now offers over 30 online degrees with program options of Master of Science, Professional Degree, Certificate program, and audit courses. One of the Online Certificates offered by Columbias Engineering School is in nanotechnology. Ivy League dreams? You might be able to make them a reality by taking advantage of Columbia Universitys online degree and certificate programs. Although Cornell and Harvard currently offer numerous online courses and certificates, Columbia University offers more online degrees than any other Ivy League institution. Presently, the two primary schools offering online programs are Engineering and the Teachers College. More

Enrollment in online courses through Kaplan University has surpassed 27,000 students, making it the largest university in Iowa. While online education appeals to men and women, nearly three-quarters of Kaplan students are women, most in their 30s, pursuing associates, bachelors and masters degrees, or career-oriented certificates. In its 2006 Making the Grade report, online education advocacy organization Sloan Consortium, estimated that nearly 3.2 million students took at least one online course during the 2005 fall term compared with 2.3 million the previous year. More : qconline.com

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