There Needs to be More Online College Opportunities

We are told all throughout our childhoods that college is important and that getting a degree is the only way to get a decent job. Which in all reality, both are completely true. But at what expense? The average teenager can’t even afford to pay for their first term of college let alone a full four years. Education is important, and a good education can provide a child with an increased chance of getting opportunities to be successful. But unfortunately, some people have it better and easier than others. I am not talking about one school being better than another, but whole classes of Americans who are denied the proper education that will get them ready for entering the business world. The differences in educational quality is described by race and financial status. People who live in poor neighborhoods, for example, there is a high chance that their schools are lacking many of the necessary things for a proper education.

Because not everybody is privileged enough to get a proper education, there needs to be a better way for those people to be able to continue their education if desired, but how can they do that if the admissions prices and tuitions are so high? With how advanced our world is becoming with technology and the internet, online schooling is slowly becoming more and more popular, and it is actually surprisingly cheaper. But the stigma behind choosing to attend online college versus attending a four year University with a fancy football team and newly built dorm buildings is astonishing. People need to realize that an education gained through a four year University degree and an education from an online college are nearly equivalent - education wise - but the two completely differ financially. Yearly tuition for online schooling is just a fraction of the price, but the same degree. There need to be more online courses and college opportunities for students who were not privileged to grow up with a proper education, and we as a society need to treat these students the same as we would treat any college student. 

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