What inspired you to consider an online education?
Posted by Sharon Cece on November 11th, 2008
For many years after I left Florida State University, I bemoaned the fact that I had 96 credits and no degree. I took some time to work, get married and start a family, yet my desire to graduate college never left me. I knew that I could complete my degree here in North Carolina, where I had eventually settled, but worried over transferring credits and the differences in matriculated programs between the universities. I felt that I would be starting over, and wished more and more that I had finished at FSU when I had the chance.
One day I was skimming the Florida State Univeristy website and discovered their online program. At first I was not encouraged as I didn’t see my major, Business Administration, among the list of four possible degrees offered in the program. I decided to inquire a bit further by speaking to the distance learning advisors, and to my delight the advisors were encouraging; as well, the distance learning program was more flexible than I had originally believed. It was then that I made the decision to return to college, and in doing so fulfilled my goals twofold: finishing my degree at my college of choice. Here was the perfect antidote to my dilemma: the opportunity to study at FSU while sitting right here in Willow Spring, North Carolina! I was also delighted that the distance learning program accepted all of my 96 credits toward completing my degree.
I am very grateful that online options are available to students starting out fresh as well as returning students who are finishing degrees. More than likely, I would have enrolled as an online student even if I chose to return to a local college due to the sheer flexibility of the programs. Furthermore, my options were greatly expanded via online learning as I was able to attend my college of choice rather than a college of convenience. This was my greatest inspiration for going online. Frankly speaking, without online options I might not have my degree today.
