Top Online Associate’s Degree Programs

It's easy to decide that online education is right for you. It’s not as easy to sift through the many online educational institutions to decide which one is best. When looking at programs, consider if the school has the specific program you want, if it is accredited, and if its graduates have found satisfying job placements. Here are a few great online colleges and universities offerings associate’s degrees, so you can get a feel for your options.

Panola College

Healthcare is one of the most well-paying and fastest growing fields that can be entered with an associate’s degree. At Panola College, students can earn associate’s degrees in nursing, licenses in vocational nursing, and certificates in occupational therapy. The nursing program can be completed entirely online, and clinicals can be scheduled on evenings and weekends, for those with other daytime obligations.

Chemeketa Community College

Online education is great, because at many schools you will still be charged lower in-state tuition, even if you’re not actually in the same state as the college you are attending through distance learning. Chemeketa Community College, located in Oregon, follows this policy.

  • Chemeketa is accredited by The Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
  • Students may choose between several completely online associate’s degree programs: accounting, general studies, business management, and speech language pathology

Cerro Coso Community College

Some schools are just getting into the business of online learning, while others have been in it since the beginning. Cerro Coso is one of the latter; it has offered online courses since 1997. Because of this history, the school offers nearly two dozen associate’s degrees and certificates through its online program.

  • No campus visits are necessary; all classes are totally online
  • The online courses require a lot of professor-student interaction, so you can get the most out of your education

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