Online Degree Directory

 By the Degree Database Staff

In today’s society, regular college courses not only cost thousands of dollars in tuition, but often take years to finish – valuable years in a student’s life, and time that’s even more valuable to working parents or adults who have to work simply to make a living. For many people, fifteen hours of coursework each week – and another 15 hours of homework – in addition to $10,000 to $20,000 a year in tuition costs simply isn’t a reality.

Online degrees and training programs offer a positive alternative for those who can’t afford the expense and can’t spare the time. Moreover, online degrees come easier than the normal classroom degrees. When you study online, you don’t have to deal with the hassle of traffic going to school, you don’t’ have to mess with angry or sadistic professors, and you don’t have to recite anything in class, or make potentially embarrassing presentations. There is no hiding in the back of the classroom for fear of being picked out for recitation, and, in fact, you can study in in your living room in your pajamas . . . more

Online Diploma Scams

 By the Degree Database Staff

A California architect with an associate's degree had always intended to complete the requirements for his bachelor of arts. When he saw an e-mail offering degrees based on life experience, he sent in about $500 and received a diploma and a transcript. He didn't know he’d been deceived until a couple of months later, when he saw a television program about diploma mills.

A New York man who’d never been able to go to college thought he’d found the ideal way to get an education without sacrificing his full-time job. An Internet ad told him he could receive an accredited degree in business administration without leaving his home. After spending over $400, he began to get suspicious – the coursework consisted of writing a summary of a $25 textbook. He soon found that the “school” had been exposed elsewhere as a fraud . . . more