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The education industry is expected to be on fire this year as high school graduates and adult learners alike head to college to acquire the education needed to survive today’s economy. New Years resolutions should not instigate these prospective students to sign up faster, though; rather than diving blindly into college education, DegreeGo encourages students to research potential schools and find the best match for them. This Best Colleges of 2010 list should help begin this college searching process.

Are you a parent currently enrolled in college or looking to pursue a college degree? Juggling an academic career with raising a family can be a demanding struggle; many parents every year will dropout in an effort to meet their family’s needs. Fortunately, advances in education have addressed this concern and made a degree more accessible than ever! All you need to know if where to look and then utilize the benefits available to you.

Financial aid is available in several different forms, including scholarships, grants, and loans. Military students also benefit from the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The following is a quick guide to the financial aid options available.

Scholarships

Scholarships may be provided by the school or by a third party. They typically involve the student meeting certain criteria (grade point average, ethnicity, type of major, hobbies, etc.) and writing an essay. Essays are judged and then the scholarships are divvied to the students that show the most need and academic potential. Scholarships do not need to be paid back.

Want to get the best results out of your college education? Check out the benefits of an online degree program.

It’s common for adult learners to have a desire to go back to school but feel unable to pursue their interests due to full-time work, family obligations, or frequent travel. Members of the military are not capable of utilizing traditional education options due to deployment; businessmen that are constantly on trips and in late meetings can’t find a way to squeeze regular class times into their routine. That’s where online education truly shines, bringing the classroom to you instead of bringing yourself to the classroom.

DegreeGo will be participating in NaBloPoMo for the month of January, which means a post a day–even on weekends!–until the month’s end. We’ll be covering exciting topics like:

• The differences between online degree programs and campus degree programs
• The benefits of an online degree program in today’s economy
• The changes between an online degree program of today and one from a decade ago
• The different degree types available, from vocational training to bachelor degrees to master degrees
• College student life
• How to attend college while in the military
• How to attend college while raising a family
• How to attend college while maintaining a full time job

And more!

Campus college life has an endless array of memorable experiences that graduates take with them throughout the rest of their lives. But take it from one of those college students: some of these experiences, burned into our psyches as they are, we’d rather have never taken part in; experiences that could be easily avoided with the convenience of an online degree program.

When you’re tallying up the benefits of distance learning next to traditional classroom study, consider not only the serious matters at hand–like how the U.S. Department of Education considers online education to be more effective than its classroom desk counterpart–but the humorous side of college life.

Humorous situations like these 10 Unfortunate Circumstances Avoided in the Online Classroom.