My dad just passed away after my high school graduation so I was forced to work to support my family in Anchorage Alaska. I still dream of getting a college education. Will online college degrees be the same?

Mikayla

Anchorage, AK

Mikayla, allow me to offer my condolences on your fate. But it is commendable that you have such a responsible and positive outlook in life. This outlook makes champions and heroes out of ordinary people and already it has helped you well in supporting your family in Anchorage Alaska.

Definitely one should never stop aspiring to get a college education since it is the ticket to many employment opportunities and career development. And lucky for all of us, with the advent of technology, we can now get college degrees online, which will be the same as a regular college degree earned the traditional way.

Have you already decided on which online degree to take, Mikayla? There are a lot, believe me, and you will need to decide first which online college degree you’d like to earn before you choose which online university you’d like to enroll in. Usually, the choice is made between what’s the most bankable or marketable (a degree that is most in demand nowadays by employers) and what’s in your line of work now. I wonder what work you do in Anchorage Alaska, Mikayla? You can decide on pursuing an online degree complementary to it. Good luck, Mikayla and hello to your family as well.

I am a secretary at a law firm in Miami Florida. My boss recently talked to me and said that she sees a promotion soon but not if I only have high school degree. I heard that the fastest way of getting an education is through online college education. How does it work?

Marin

Miami, FL

Hello, Marin! You are lucky to have such a considerate boss who not only looks after the success of the business but also at the development of his people. You may feel pressured now but years from now you will look at this as a blessing in disguise because your boss has actually forced you to do something you should have done a long time ago anyway.

You are correct, the fastest way of getting a college degree is through online degree programs. It is the fastest, depending on your own performance, I should add, Marin. From your office in Miami Florida, you can search, choose and enroll in an online college program most suitable to your line of work. You may even want to get some words of advice from your boss since she seems to be genuinely concerned with you anyway. There are many available online college courses and so it is best if you already know what online degree you’d like to have. Like I said, it all depends on your performance, Marin. Online degree programs let you pace yourself so it will depend on how much time you devote to fulfilling the requirements of the online degree program. I guess your boss would even agree to let you stay a few hours after work in your office in Miami Florida to do some assignments or even take some exams. Like I said, you are fortunate to have a considerate employer and you will do good to heed her advice.