Is Graduate Distance Learning
Taken Seriously By Top Businesses?
One
of the biggest reasons why people resist choosing graduate distance
learning programs available online is that they believe people won’t
think the degree with is worth as much on the employment market as one
taken in a traditional campus. When it comes to getting your
MBA, this fear is unfounded. Businesses take an MBA acquired
by graduate distance learning to be just as valid as an MBA from a
campus.
The Not So Far Future
FACT: The
job market is tighter than ever, with many applications being filled
out for each job. This competitiveness also applies to
promotions available within your present company. Having an
MBA can give your resume that huge neon sign that can set it apart from
all of the other candidates – any kind of MBA.
FACT: There
is also the cost of gasoline to be considered when you are pursuing a
master's degree in business. The price is going up and
up. Experts predict that gasoline will continue to skyrocket
and not come back down to even three dollars a gallon any
more. This is why distance learning for an MBA is now more
advantageous than ever. Soon, it might cost more in fuel
costs to and from your class than your MBA tuition costs.
FACT:
Employers realize that nearly everything changes, including the nature
of how we are educated. In the last few years, graduate
distance learning programs have attracted top named instructors and
been started by prominent schools, including Drexel University and UCLA.
One Final Word Of Warning
About
the only word of warning about graduate distance learning MBAs is that
not all are alike. The school or university that offers the
course needs to have this distance learning MBA course
accredited. (That means "it counts as a real
degree".) If you are not sure if the college online graduate
distance learning course is accredited, you need to check with your
employer, with your state's laws and with a regional accrediting
agency. Don’t take the university's claims at face value.
Also,
try to avoid graduate distance learning classes offered by schools that
are entirely virtual campuses and don’t have a real building to call
home. Although this trend might diminish in coming years, for
now any degrees form virtual only campuses are generally looked down on
by employers as not being "the real deal". Be sure to avoid
any school that has "virtual" or "online" in their names, as this also
gives a bad impression to potential employers.
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