Can't afford gas? Study online!
Jul. 23rd, 2008 12:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ysabetwordsmithI'm intrigued by this article about the rise of online schooling:
Gas Prices Boost Online Courses
The high cost of gas has convinced many students to take online classes to save money.
If gas prices have cut down on your travel for education and entertainment, consider online options. I serve as Dean of Studies for the Grey School of Wizardry. We're always looking for new students! Choose from 16 Departments specializing in different magical topics. We even have some interdepartmental Majors/Minors now, covering such things as magical history and literature. If you want to know more about the Grey Schoo, just ask!
Gas Prices Boost Online Courses
The high cost of gas has convinced many students to take online classes to save money.
First, Ryan Gibbons bought a Hyundai so he would not have to drive his gas-guzzling Chevy Blazer to college classes here. When fuel prices kept rising, he cut expenses again, eliminating two campus visits a week by enrolling in an online version of one of his courses.
Like Mr. Gibbons, thousands of students nationwide, including many who were previously reluctant to study online, have suddenly decided to take one or more college classes over the Internet. "Gas prices have pushed people over the edge," said Georglyn Davidson, director of online learning at Bucks County Community College, where Mr. Gibbons studies, and where online enrollments are up 35 percent this summer over last year.
If gas prices have cut down on your travel for education and entertainment, consider online options. I serve as Dean of Studies for the Grey School of Wizardry. We're always looking for new students! Choose from 16 Departments specializing in different magical topics. We even have some interdepartmental Majors/Minors now, covering such things as magical history and literature. If you want to know more about the Grey Schoo, just ask!
