The school now offers an online master's degree, as officials and educators at the institution have become more and more interested--and impressed--by the opportunities offered by online education. It's no wonder that online degrees have moved beyond 'cyberschools' into 'traditional' schools, even the most respected institutions.

"We have the technology and we have students with a need both to attain a master's degree and to not have to come to a campus setting to get that degree," said Joseph Zisk, who has been instrumental in instituting the program. "Our students are people with full-time jobs and family commitments. Online is the best of both worlds for them.

Online programs have substance.

"Our master's degree is now concentrating on educators who are working as teachers during the day and attending our online courses at night," Zisk explained. "They have time to have dinner with the family, put the kids to bed and then to get on line and participate in class discussions. Otherwise many of our students would not be able to get this degree."

It's attitudes like this that continue to raise respect for online degrees. Hooray, and let's keep moving in the right direction.