Southern New Hampshire University Innovates Online Degrees
Dec 20th, 2006
If you have any reason to doubt the popularity of online degrees, just check out the statistics in this–or any other–article. And be sure to read the interesting developments made by Southern New Hampshire University, which has offered online courses since 1996. Keeping pace with the huge demand for online degrees, the university has led the way in connecting students with 'virtual' degrees.
SNHU has one of the largest online programs in New England. Early on, they worked with the military and now are a preferred provider of online courses for the U.S. navy. SNHU is getting close to having all their degrees available online. LeBlanc envisions a seamless transition between online courses, in-person courses at the main campus or a satellite campus, and hybrid courses that include face-to-face meetings.
The sneaky part, depending on your perspective, is that your SNHU online degree just says SNHU. If you don't want employers to know immediately that you did some or all of your coursework virtually–as in University of Phoenix, which is widely known for online programs–than you might see this as an asset.
The article goes on to explore the motivations and trends in the online higher education world today; it's quite a fascinating read.
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