Interior Design Help Online
What is the best online school for getting a degree in business?

…I have been at my current job for 10 years… I have no degree, and have worked my way up to the top… I am very loyal and good at what I do, but the owner is firing left and right and no one is safe, not even me. In case I am next, I am worried about starting over again at the bottom (I can’t afford to, actually). I need a degree – online – fast – to help me get a higher start salary in case I am the next one let go… All the online schools seem shady – are there any that don’t cost an “arm and a leg” and that are taken serious in the industry? Help! I’ll appreciate any information you can help me with… Online degree in Business, Interior Design, Graphic Design, would all be good for me… Thanks for taking the time to read this and for your input!

Almost everyone is teaching online these days – probably even your local State U and community college system.

You are not confined to the “as seen on TV colleges”; even Harvard, Oxford, and UC Berkeley are teaching online.

You can’t get a legitimate degree “fast” – the time required to get a degree is what it is, online or traditional. There are some ways to speed the process, but you can do that in the classroom too. An example is testing for credit with CLEP/DANTES/ECE or taking more semesters of classes than the typical two per year (most colleges teach at least three – some teach five). An associates degree requires 60 semester hours (about 2 years), a bachelor’s requires about 120 semester hours (about 4 years), and a master’s requires between 30-60 semester hours (about 1.5 to 2.5 years after the bachelor’s) — be skeptical of any degree program that implies anything significantly otherwise.

As for cost, the least expensive option will be the State U or community college system in your state. Next would be one of ‘The Big Three’ (Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State College, Charter Oak State College) with coursework done at the lowest providers you can find (Louisiana State, Brigham Young U., Cerro Cosa CC, etc…)

The highest level of respect “in the industry” will be exactly the same colleges that are highly respected for their classroom programs (Harvard, UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc…) These aren’t the least expensive.

You don’t mention accreditation. You want a degree from a regionally accredited college or university in order to have maximum utility.

the search tool at Petersons.com is very useful in finding quality online programs. You may be very surprised at exactly how many colleges are offering their degrees based on online coursework. There are 1000s. ☺ http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp

The Big Three
Excelsior College http://www.excelsior.edu
Thomas Edison State http://www.tesc.edu
Charter Oak State http://www.cosc.edu

Inexpensive classes:
Cerro Cosa Community College http://cconline.cerrocoso.edu/
Louisiana State University http://www.is.lsu.edu/default.asp
Brigham Young University http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/select.cfm?type=univ

Very well respected online courses:
Harvard University http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2007-08/DistanceEd/courses/
UC – Berkeley http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/online/

note: don’t expect that online = easy; legitimate online courses are often much more difficult than traditional classroom courses. They just have the advantage of location and time convenience.

good luck

Interior Design Help Online

What is the best online school for getting a degree in business?

…I have been at my current job for 10 years… I have no degree, and have worked my way up to the top… I am very loyal and good at what I do, but the owner is firing left and right and no one is safe, not even me. In case I am next, I am worried about starting over again at the bottom (I can’t afford to, actually). I need a degree – online – fast – to help me get a higher start salary in case I am the next one let go… All the online schools seem shady – are there any that don’t cost an “arm and a leg” and that are taken serious in the industry? Help! I’ll appreciate any information you can help me with… Online degree in Business, Interior Design, Graphic Design, would all be good for me… Thanks for taking the time to read this and for your input!

Almost everyone is teaching online these days – probably even your local State U and community college system.

You are not confined to the “as seen on TV colleges”; even Harvard, Oxford, and UC Berkeley are teaching online.

You can’t get a legitimate degree “fast” – the time required to get a degree is what it is, online or traditional. There are some ways to speed the process, but you can do that in the classroom too. An example is testing for credit with CLEP/DANTES/ECE or taking more semesters of classes than the typical two per year (most colleges teach at least three – some teach five). An associates degree requires 60 semester hours (about 2 years), a bachelor’s requires about 120 semester hours (about 4 years), and a master’s requires between 30-60 semester hours (about 1.5 to 2.5 years after the bachelor’s) — be skeptical of any degree program that implies anything significantly otherwise.

As for cost, the least expensive option will be the State U or community college system in your state. Next would be one of ‘The Big Three’ (Excelsior College, Thomas Edison State College, Charter Oak State College) with coursework done at the lowest providers you can find (Louisiana State, Brigham Young U., Cerro Cosa CC, etc…)

The highest level of respect “in the industry” will be exactly the same colleges that are highly respected for their classroom programs (Harvard, UC Berkeley, UCLA, etc…) These aren’t the least expensive.

You don’t mention accreditation. You want a degree from a regionally accredited college or university in order to have maximum utility.

the search tool at Petersons.com is very useful in finding quality online programs. You may be very surprised at exactly how many colleges are offering their degrees based on online coursework. There are 1000s. ☺ http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp

The Big Three
Excelsior College http://www.excelsior.edu
Thomas Edison State http://www.tesc.edu
Charter Oak State http://www.cosc.edu

Inexpensive classes:
Cerro Cosa Community College http://cconline.cerrocoso.edu/
Louisiana State University http://www.is.lsu.edu/default.asp
Brigham Young University http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/select.cfm?type=univ

Very well respected online courses:
Harvard University http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2007-08/DistanceEd/courses/
UC – Berkeley http://www.unex.berkeley.edu/online/

note: don’t expect that online = easy; legitimate online courses are often much more difficult than traditional classroom courses. They just have the advantage of location and time convenience.

good luck

Interior Design Programs In Texas
Texas colleges with strong interior design (or art in general) programs?

I’m a senior, will be a college freshman fall of 2010, and I’m planning on majoring in interior design. I want to stay in Texas, and am looking at ACU (Abilene Christian University, in my current town), but I’m wondering if there’s a school that has a much stronger program?

I’m also a going to be a freshman for fall 2010 and I’m going to try to major in interior design too. Looks like we’re in the same boat lol.

I’ve applied to The University of North Texas which is in Denton, my Ad Design teacher told me it has a very competitive program.

Texas State University- San Marcos, I’m not sure if they have a very strong interior design program but I just visited last week and the campus is beautiful.

The University of Texas at Arlington, interior design is in the School of Architecture.

And also Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, at this school you start taking courses in your major first and then later on take your basics, which I think is a plus. The campus is very nice too.

I know The University of Texas at Austin has a very good interior design program but it’s a huge school and just remember if your going to consider this school their application deadline is December 15.

Well I’m pretty sure there are a few other school’s with an interior design program, but these are the ones that stand out the most to me.

I hope I helped. And good luck

Interior Design Programs In Texas

Texas colleges with strong interior design (or art in general) programs?

I’m a senior, will be a college freshman fall of 2010, and I’m planning on majoring in interior design. I want to stay in Texas, and am looking at ACU (Abilene Christian University, in my current town), but I’m wondering if there’s a school that has a much stronger program?

I’m also a going to be a freshman for fall 2010 and I’m going to try to major in interior design too. Looks like we’re in the same boat lol.

I’ve applied to The University of North Texas which is in Denton, my Ad Design teacher told me it has a very competitive program.

Texas State University- San Marcos, I’m not sure if they have a very strong interior design program but I just visited last week and the campus is beautiful.

The University of Texas at Arlington, interior design is in the School of Architecture.

And also Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, at this school you start taking courses in your major first and then later on take your basics, which I think is a plus. The campus is very nice too.

I know The University of Texas at Austin has a very good interior design program but it’s a huge school and just remember if your going to consider this school their application deadline is December 15.

Well I’m pretty sure there are a few other school’s with an interior design program, but these are the ones that stand out the most to me.

I hope I helped. And good luck

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