Compare/Contrast Essay: Online College Vs. Traditional College
Online College vs. Traditional College
I have both taken classes online and on campus. They are completely different atmospheres, but they also have things in common and I feel that you can gain a quality education from either source. When I first graduated high school I attended Westfield State College for about a half a semester until I got real sick and could no longer attend. Shortly after that I attempted to go to a local community college in my city and I just didn’t have the motivation to go to school anymore. It could have had something to do with the strict Catholic High school I attended. I guess I just didn’t want to go to school anymore. Fast forward ten years and I have now been in the military for eight years and I am ready to work on my degree. I am more focused now and with the economy I feel that it is important to have a backup plan because even the military is cutting back.
Many more adults are going back to college these days now that college is …show more content…
For-profit schools now account for 29% of active-duty enrollment in 2009. I’m sure that this number has risen greatly. For-profit colleges are now taking over higher education of the US military, lured by the Department of Defense’s pledge of free schooling up to $4,500 a year for active members of the armed services. This is leading to education shortcuts from certain “diploma mill” colleges and allowing overzealous advertisers to market the military. Several online colleges are a big concern on military bases because some of their practices exploit soldiers and the federal monies they are promised (Golden). A lot of the colleges that are advertising mainly to military don’t even have the proper accreditation. This can lead to service members having a hard time finding a job because many companies won’t even look twice at a degree obtained through one of these “diploma
I have both taken classes online and on campus. They are completely different atmospheres, but they also have things in common and I feel that you can gain a quality education from either source. When I first graduated high school I attended Westfield State College for about a half a semester until I got real sick and could no longer attend. Shortly after that I attempted to go to a local community college in my city and I just didn’t have the motivation to go to school anymore. It could have had something to do with the strict Catholic High school I attended. I guess I just didn’t want to go to school anymore. Fast forward ten years and I have now been in the military for eight years and I am ready to work on my degree. I am more focused now and with the economy I feel that it is important to have a backup plan because even the military is cutting back.
Many more adults are going back to college these days now that college is …show more content…
For-profit schools now account for 29% of active-duty enrollment in 2009. I’m sure that this number has risen greatly. For-profit colleges are now taking over higher education of the US military, lured by the Department of Defense’s pledge of free schooling up to $4,500 a year for active members of the armed services. This is leading to education shortcuts from certain “diploma mill” colleges and allowing overzealous advertisers to market the military. Several online colleges are a big concern on military bases because some of their practices exploit soldiers and the federal monies they are promised (Golden). A lot of the colleges that are advertising mainly to military don’t even have the proper accreditation. This can lead to service members having a hard time finding a job because many companies won’t even look twice at a degree obtained through one of these “diploma