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Going back to school to earn a college degree sure has changed. When I went back to get my Master’s Degree in 1989, I had to do it the old-fashioned way. Commute 90 miles a day, four days a week to a campus attending the traditional class with students and a professor. If I was going back to school today, I would consider an online degree from an online university.

When I went back it was eight years after I had earned my Bachelor’s Degree. I wondered if I could get back into the school mode – lectures, tests, papers. Did I still have it? As it turned out I did, but today I might ease myself back into school by taking some online courses first even before I entered into a degree program. I think that would have helped to relieve some of the anxiety of going back to school after a long time off.

Another great advantage of an online degree program, there’s no face to face with problem teachers or fellow students. It is a different kind of relating when you’re talking to someone online. I think that is an equalization factor. A professor can’t judge you on how you look or because of a personality conflict. Working in the familiar surroundings of home on your own computer does wonders for allowing you to ask challenging questions that you might not ask if you were in a crowded classroom. It also does wonders for test anxiety.

If you’re headed back to school consider a distance learning school and earn your Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree online. Believe me it is the best way to ease yourself back into school.

I was reading the other day that graphic designers will have the most job opportunities of any design profession in the next six years. I’ve always been interested in graphic design and what it might take to get a degree in this field. It made me wonder about how difficult it would be to get a graphic online design degree. I decided to investigate to try to find the best online degree university to obtain an online graphic design degree.

I did a web search and found 21 online universities that offer graphic design programs. Fourteen of them offer a Bachelor’s Degree online and five even offer an online Master’s Degree program. I had no idea that there were so many universities out there offering an online degree or that they would have graduate degree programs.

I was surprised to find that all of these were very reputable and accredited universities. Some I had heard of before and others were new. I learned that an online degree takes about the same amount of time to earn as does going through the traditional college class work. What I like is that I can work at my own pace, control my class and study hours. Also, I am not limited to where or how far I can travel. I can do some real distance learning by attending an online school anywhere in the country.

I also learned that I’m not limited to a graphic design degree. There are literally hundreds of distance learning and online degree programs available.  It’s working for me. If there’s something you always wanted to learn about, it’s possible now online. Check it out and see if it works for you.