Online colleges, do they really work? I can’t help but think that employers, at least here in Overland Park, Kansas, might look down on degrees earned through the internet. Can anyone comment on this?

Julius

Overland Park, KS

Did you know that distance education through course correspondence has actually existed since the late eighteen-hundred? A lot of people have taken distance learning as their primary means of education, and the invention of the internet has made this type of learning experience richer, more convenient and more accessible to many who are just unable to attend a traditional college/ university.

Over the years, more and more colleges and major universities have started offering degrees and classes online, the benefit is that this is just like taking regular college classes and subjects are accredited and transferable.

I’m sure that if you search you’ll find a lot of reputable colleges and universities there in Overland Park, Kansas that are offering degrees online. As for employers looking down on someone who have earned an online degree, this may be a matter of how you convince your employer of the advantages you got and the skills you’ve learned from earning your degree online, such as time management skills, as well as the ability to work or learn with minimal supervision. It would also be a factor if your degree came from a major or reputable institution however it is more of what you have learned and how you can apply it, rather than how and where you got your degree, that should be the deciding factor for an employer to consider hiring you.

Below I have a list for you of colleges and universities which offer the option of an online music degree.

• Dusquene University: the Dusquene University includes the Mary Pappert school of music, which offers a major in music theory and in education of music for those interested in using their online music degree to become teachers.
• Auburn University: does not have a bachelors online music degree, but is for those who have reached grad school level.
• Berkleemusic.com: this is not an official college and you cannot get your entire online music degree her, but it does provide several courses in things such as songwriting for which you can get college credit.
• Boston University: this school has online music degree programs for music education majors as well as masters.
• Indiana University: this university offers an online degree in music technology.