BACKGROUND
Quickly and easily search some of the best online colleges and universities, as well as traditional campus-based schools offering online programs. Beginning a college career for the first time, or returning after several years as a professional, can be a heavy task. The most important step is determining the degree you’d like to pursue and the best institution to study at.
#1SchoolSearch.com is an online database that matches your degree interests with the best schools. It only takes a minute to enter your area of interest, ZIP code and age
PRO
– Service is free
– Provides brief overviews of the schools
– Accredited, reputable colleges and universities in the database
– Request additional information via the site
– Identifies colleges and universities nearest your ZIP code, in addition to national schools
– Comprehensive list of degree programs to search
CON
– Only available to those 18 years of age or older
– Only available to U.S. citizens
– Not all search criteria return matches
– Does not provide more than three matches
EXPENSE
The service is free. It is likely that paid advertising from featured schools pays for the site.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
#1SchoolSearch lets you select your area of interest of a prepopulated list of more than 65 degree programs. This is a substantial and thorough catalog of areas of interest- which will only help the search returned the most valuable information possible. Some of the more popular programs include:
– Advertising & Marketing
– Childcare
– Dental
– English (ESL)
– Homeland Security
– MBA
– Welding
SCHOOLS
While there are many schools within the #1SchoolSearch database, the featured schools are:
– Boston University
– Kaplan University
– International Academy of Design & Technology Online
– Stonecliffe College Online
– University of Phoenix
CONCLUSION
There are many sites offering degree searches for online learning programs. #1SchoolSearch provides a very nice site- it is easy to use, design isn’t complicated or distracting and there is a broad range of search criteria available. In addition to searching for national online colleges and universities, #1SchoolSearch will identify programs located nearest your ZIP code- in case you’re interested in pursing more traditional studies in a classroom setting. The service is free and removes some of the guesswork when determining where you should go to school.
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