When the subject of enrolling in college to attain a specific degree to enhance my career the choice to either attend a brick and mortar college or an online college was a simple one for me. The convenience of being able to study or do homework whenever is convenient to me, ability to control the pace of my learning so I can fully understand the information, and most importantly the cost of attending a brick and mortar college is far more expensive than attending an online school. These three factors were most important while figuring out my path to higher education.
When looking at the options of continuing my education, the convenience of online college played a major role in deciding. As an adult with a family to take care, the convenience …show more content…
Having a family of 3 kids and a fiancé is no easy task to afford on a construction workers salary so trying to find a way to afford college and not neglect my other responsibilities was key to being able to make school happen. The degree that I want to pursue is Occupational Health and Safety, from the research that I have done, I came up with the best school in Missouri to get a degree in Occupation Health and Safety was the University of Central Missouri. Getting a four-year degree from this school was going to cost $79,434 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $19,858 a year (Cable News Network, 2016). Compare that to going to my school of choice Columbia Southern University. A four-year degree from my school will cost $25,200 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $6,300 a year (Columbia Southern University, 2016). These numbers were staggering to me and made my decision to enroll in the online college of Columbia Southern University extremely easy.
Deciding to enroll in an online school instead of a brick and mortar college was truly easy. With my lifestyle and family life, I would never be able to keep up with school, work, the bills, and family time if I was to attend a brick and mortar college. Online College has so far been an amazing experience, the convenience of being able to do my lessons at night while everyone is asleep of early in the morning has made learning and getting homework done so much easier. The ability to slow down my pace of learning and the cost of tuition being so reasonable my college experience has been really great so
When looking at the options of continuing my education, the convenience of online college played a major role in deciding. As an adult with a family to take care, the convenience …show more content…
Having a family of 3 kids and a fiancé is no easy task to afford on a construction workers salary so trying to find a way to afford college and not neglect my other responsibilities was key to being able to make school happen. The degree that I want to pursue is Occupational Health and Safety, from the research that I have done, I came up with the best school in Missouri to get a degree in Occupation Health and Safety was the University of Central Missouri. Getting a four-year degree from this school was going to cost $79,434 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $19,858 a year (Cable News Network, 2016). Compare that to going to my school of choice Columbia Southern University. A four-year degree from my school will cost $25,200 without scholarships or grants, which breaks down to $6,300 a year (Columbia Southern University, 2016). These numbers were staggering to me and made my decision to enroll in the online college of Columbia Southern University extremely easy.
Deciding to enroll in an online school instead of a brick and mortar college was truly easy. With my lifestyle and family life, I would never be able to keep up with school, work, the bills, and family time if I was to attend a brick and mortar college. Online College has so far been an amazing experience, the convenience of being able to do my lessons at night while everyone is asleep of early in the morning has made learning and getting homework done so much easier. The ability to slow down my pace of learning and the cost of tuition being so reasonable my college experience has been really great so