Online Resources For Distance Learners
GENERAL RESOURCES
Back to College Resources for Re-entry Students
This online resource from Thomas Edison State College provides links to a library of information. Take advantage of the online loan comparison tool; find admissions, financial aid and scholarship information; get counseling and career planning advice; explore portfolio management tools; and locate free online training courses.
http://www.back2college.com/
EDUCAUSE Guide to Evaluating Information Technology on Campus
A consumer guide helping students ask the right questions about information technology when choosing a college or university.
http://www.educause.edu/consumerguide/index.html
net.LEARNING
Learn more about why people go online to take distance learning courses and pursue degrees of all levels.
http://www.pbs.org/netlearning/
PBS YOU
A 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week program service offering viewers the best formal and informal education programming on television-including adult learning, foreign language instruction, How-To, and educational documentaries.
http://www.pbs.org/pbsyou/
Petersons.com Distance Learning Channel
Learn about changes in financial support for distance learners, explore study tips for successful distance learning, and search for accredited distance learning programs by name or degree category. Search for degree programs, courses, technical degrees and certificates, or take an educational inventory.
http://www.lifelonglearning.com/
FINANCIAL AID FOR DISTANCE LEARNERS
College is Possible
Find out how you can both afford and achieve your college degree while managing the challenges of family and career. Get information about ways to pay for school including state programs for adult learners, tips for choosing the right program and school, and much more.
http://www.collegeispossible.org/adults/adults.htm
FinAid
A comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid.
http://www.finaid.org/
Financial Aid Advisor
Find out what federal financial assistance you are eligible for and how to apply.
http://www.alx.org/finadvintro.asp?usertype=
Financial Aid Resource Center
Find some basic (and not so basic) direction regarding financial aid for non-traditional students.
http://www.theoldschool.org/
Free Scholarship Search
Find tips for securing financial aid as a non-traditional student.
http://www.freschinfo.com/strategy-nontrad.phtml
DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE AND DEGREE PROGRAMS
America's Career Kit
America's Career InfoNet
A comprehensive source of occupational and economic information to help individuals make informed career decisions.
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
America's Job Bank
An extensive database of job listings.
http://www.ajb.org/
America's Learning eXchange
The premier electronic marketplace where individuals and companies can readily find appropriate training and education resources.
http://www.alx.org/
Degree.net
Providing information on degrees by distance learning.
http://www.degree.net/
Distance Learning Resource Network
Providing distance learning resources for K-12 students, adult learners and educators.
http://www.dlrn.org/
Distance Learning Exchange
An Internet directory of distance learning activities, providing information about a variety of distance learning activities such as Web quests, satellite teleconferences, electronic field trips, videoconferencing courses and e-mail exchanges. Search by topic, grade level, technology type, etc.
http://www.dle.state.pa.us/
eLearners.com
Considering taking an online course? eLearners helps students locate the best courses, programs and schools to fit their needs.
http://www.elearners.com/
Going the Distance
PBS's Going the Distance project is an effort to ensure that students in every state will have the opportunity to earn their college degrees entirely at a distance. Over 69 public television stations and 200 colleges and universities currently participate in the project offering a full two-year (associate's of arts) degree at a distance.
http://www.pbs.org/gtd
The International Distance Learning Course Finder
Search for information on over 50,000 distance learning courses and programs from more than 127 countries.
http://www.dlcoursefinder.com/
