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StudentAdvisor is an online research directory of education, professional training, and lifelong learning resources. Our goal is to provide a one-stop source of education information compiled specifically to assist prospective students in achieving their goals. Here you'll find details on an extensive range of education and training options, primarily online, along with important tips on such topics as evaluating schools and courses, successfully applying to college and graduate programs, and preparing for qualifying exams.

Online Classes: The Future is Now

Online education is rapidly becoming mainstream. Most of StudentAdvisor's partnership schools offer online classes and programs. There are many excellent online degree and professional certificate programs available, with computer-based education expanding quickly.

According to the Sloan Consortium, an association of institutions and organizations dedicated to helping learning organizations continually improve the quality, scale, and breadth of their online education, more than 2.6 million students were studying online in the fall of 2004 - a solid increase over the year before. The growing enrollment is only expected to accelerate. More importantly, schools offering online curricula are satisfied that the quality of online coursework is already equal to or better than traditional classroom study, and believe their students are satisfied, too. - Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004, ©2004 by Sloan-C(TM), The Sloan Consortium

The Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), an 80-year-old standard setting and accreditation agency for correspondence study and distance education, came to similar conclusions in 2004. The academic institutions they surveyed welcomed the dramatic growth of online learning and testified to the great need for this convenient, flexible, and relatively inexpensive education method in the face of the 21st century's hectic lifestyle demands.

Aside from user-friendly technology, one of the reasons why online education is evolving so successfully may be that many online students are in their mid-thirties, and most are employed professionals seeking to expand their knowledge base, add to their professional qualifications, and enhance or change their careers. It appears that online learning is an excellent match for older, highly motivated individuals striving to make the most of their skills and opportunities. - 2004 Distance Education Survey, Distance Education and Training Council

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