I've been interested in getting a business degree for the past year or so. I went to college and got a degree in construction technology. Now I'm working full time and my hours won't allow for normal classes. I leave early and get home late. Lol.

So does anyone here have experience with an online degree? I think I'd probably be looking towards business management or finance.

Thanks,
Jim

 

It sounds easier than it is. After taking 4 courses online I decided to just go up to the school. It sucks not having someone to communicate with about the lesson. You can email the instructor but it might take 5 min or 6 hours for him to get back with you. I guess thats just the kind of Learner I am. I need someone to explain it to me rather than me teaching it to myself.

 

A lot of them might as well be

 

Like everything else you get what you pay for. I work for a rather large A&D company and we normally only look at top colleges for our employees.

 

I would go back to the college where I got my first degree, but their scheduling conflicts with mine too much.

 

Have you tried finding a real university that offers online classes? My university offers quite a few classes online.

 

+1

Degrees from online only schools are usually worthless. Try taking online classes from a real college.

 

Im in construction too and Im going to school full time. All my classes are from 1730 and later along with an occasional online class sprinkled in. You can do it at a brick and mortar facility, just be prepared for long days. Im gone from my house for 16-17 hours a day on average, sometimes longer when I have to go in to work at 2-3am.

 

absolutely false.

the corporate community understands that its near impossible to quit working for two years to go get a masters. Phoenix and American Intercontinental U. are the two major (accredited) online universities. I took a few classes online in the business field before I switched majors to engineering and had to go to a physical school, and found it relatively easy. Its basically 5 weeks per class, and if you have a decent instructor (which I did) they get back to you within a reasonable amount of time. The way it worked out for me, I had to put about 1 -1.5 hrs in to the work per day and the weekly project was done with time to spare.

I thought I was the type that needed to have a teacher at my disposal (in class) to ask questions, but it actually worked out very well. I wouldn't hesitate to do it again for anything non-math/science based. Its tough to do labs online, but some schools offer masters programs in chem and engineering.

As for the respectability of the the school, like I said, MOST corporations understand that night classes may be your only option, just don't go to Bob's Corner Deli/online university and you'll be fine. Phoenix and AIU are the two I recommend. Prices and structure are roughly the same.

 

^ if you're going to an online school, these two are def. The best, you hear about them a lot from people that can't take time to go to a physical school