Do Employers Mind if My Degree is From an Online University?
Maybe you’re considering getting a degree from an online university. Maybe you’ve just earned one and in preparing to apply for new jobs that will make the most of it, you’re wondering whether or not prospective employers will see your resume and have bad associations with your online degree. In a word, the answer is no.
Employers who require employees to have a college degree care that you have one from somewhere. Traditionally, there are about 20 colleges in the United States (the Ivies and a handful of other prominent schools) that make employers sit up and take notice about where your degree came from. If you did not attend one of these places, you are like most people, who find that the name of their school is less important to their employers than how they performed academically, and what they studied.
In fact, your online degree may set you apart in a positive way from the rest of the pack of applicants. Successfully obtaining your degree online tells prospective employers that you are a person who will get the job done even when no one is looking. Online degrees testify that their recipients are self-motivated individuals who are capable of managing multiple priorities. And whatever job you’re applying for, rest assured that those are two qualities all organizations prize.
Furthermore, online universities are becoming more and more popular. While your online degree can set you apart in the aforementioned ways, you should have no fear that it will stigmatize you. Each day, it becomes more and more likely that the person you sit down to interview with may have attended the same online school that you did!
Another benefit of the online University experience in the eyes of employers is that it is designed in large part for working professionals. The fact that you’ve made it through an online degree program tells your prospective employer that you have had intense exposure to the types of collegial interactions you will face in the working world. Online universities emphasize and develop the ability to work with others, to manage and meet deadlines, and to be responsible for learning on your own. When you consider all of the things a degree from an online university says about you, you should realize that you’re more of a proven commodity, a “safer” hire than recent graduates from brick and mortar universities.
Elizabeth Saas
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Accredited Online Colleges – Associate's Degree?
I’m interested in starting back to school in the next six months. I’ll likely be transitioning to a work-at-home situation with my current employer soon, and I’d like to multi-task with some online courses(light load to start, of course). I’m very good at that, and frankly I’ve tackled MUCH more intensive jobs than the one I’m doing now with great ease, so I’m not concerned about focus, etc.
I’m interested in associates degrees in two fields:
-Programming: C++, some 3D design work, and (if possible) an emphasis on physics-based programming(I would love to program the way that objects interact with eachother in games, etc)
-or-(And yes, these are very different)
-SOMETHING that would be a step towards professional counseling, I would be interested in specializing in helping couples who live ‘alternative’ lifestyles, as I have a lot of friends who have made these choices in their lives, and I’ve been personally affected by some myself. A lot of them come to me for help and advice with these relationships, and I think it might be rewarding to try and help people with these things for a living.
I’ll need to do all (or a very strong MOST) of this from home during the day. I don’t mind if I occasionally have to go somewhere to take a test, etc; but it needs to be VERY infrequent, so that I can continue a full time job.
I’m not interested in University of Phoenix, ITT Tech, or any other trade schools. I’m interested in real, accredited colleges, that won’t kill me on costs(I’m not made of money, and I’ve got rent, car payments, insurance, etc to take care of at the same time.)
Can someone suggest good paths to take for either of these degrees online? Again, no trade schools please!
An associates degree is not going to be able to help you in a path to professional counseling. However, I would suggest going to different school’s websites because these days, most "real" colleges offer online programs. Indiana State University, Harrison College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and Ball State University all have online or distance independent learning programs. Google "colleges or universities" if you cannot think of enough and start looking at their sites for information on online programs.
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Firstly I want to mention that i admire the basis on which you selected counseling. I hardly hear of such decisions.
Anyways to the point. An Associate’s Degree is never going to be enough in either fields. For counseling, you need atleast a masters. You can check out Capella University and University of West Alabama.
Talking about 3D design, regent university.
Hope that helps.
kevin
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