| Are you familiar with distance education? It is an | | | | due to family situation, money, time or any other |
| educational program by which the teaching or the | | | | reason. Although course offerings in this type of |
| learning occurs in a different place than where the | | | | distance education are more limited it is a great |
| program is based. Now, what does that mean? | | | | resource for many people to get a degree that |
| The best way to describe distance education is to | | | | may not otherwise be able to get one and still |
| give examples of it. One example is outreach | | | | have the "on campus" experience. |
| programs; another is college extension programs, | | | | Home schooling is becoming more popular but it |
| some home schooling programs, and online | | | | may be difficult to get all of the curriculum and |
| universities, colleges, and technical schools. Below | | | | materials that are needed. So, you can go online |
| you will find a more detailed description of each of | | | | and get distance education courses for grades K |
| these types of distance education and a reason | | | | through 12 in many different subjects, or you can |
| why it might be an option for you. | | | | order packets which are delivered to your home. |
| Outreach programs are often conducted by | | | | The final and one of the best examples of |
| organizations to bring information and distance | | | | distance learning is online college, university and |
| education to students in outlying areas. It may be | | | | technical schools. You can get a degree from one |
| a zoo, a museum, or even a university which is | | | | of hundreds of accredited institutions right in the |
| conducting the outreach. It may be offered as a | | | | privacy of home at your own time and speed. |
| single one time course, or there may be a series | | | | These schools offer everything from a short |
| of courses. Some of these distance education | | | | specialized training program to a two year degree |
| courses result in certification or training that the | | | | to a doctorate. You can become qualified for |
| participants can use for work or school. | | | | almost anything from medical transcription to |
| College extension courses are offered by main | | | | doctorate in Educational Administration. |
| college campuses, but at smaller campuses in rural | | | | The key thing for any of these programs is to |
| or outlying areas, to reach those who normally | | | | make sure that it is a qualified and respected |
| would not be able to attend a regular university | | | | program in whatever area you live and work. |