Friday News Roundup – 04/24/09
And Friday it is
New online degrees and certificates
+ Columbus State University (GA) launches an online MBA.
+ University of North Dakota: new online BS/BA in psychology. UND has very good rates for out-of-state residents.
+ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: online undergraduate certificate in business.
+ UMass Dartmouth starts up an online graduate certificate in environmental policy.
In other news
+ Jacksonville State University raises tuition for distance learners — and everyone else — again.
The new increase will bring in-state undergraduate tuition up to $208 and graduate tuition to $274. There is an additional $50 cost added per credit hour for distance education classes, which brings those classes to $258 per credit hour for undergraduate and $324 per credit hour for graduate classes.
+ Five new online degree programs are coming to Drury University, according to the university president.
The university plans to invest further in the college’s infrastructure and will increase its offerings, including five new online degree programs, Watts said.
+ Online nursing programs in the southeastern US are picking up speed, especially at Angelo State University (TX).
ASU currently has about 150 nurses enrolled in its three online degree programs. They live and work throughout Texas and as far away as New Mexico, Colorado, California, New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Hawaii.
+ University of Dallas, long recognized for its online Graduate School of Management, also conducts a ministry program at a distance.
+ Tuition-free online masters degrees through University of Houston? Yes, for qualified teachers. More here.
+ This summer, Western Illinois University is set to increase its online course offerings by over 40%.
+ It appears distance learners at University of the Incarnate Word will get a break on textbooks.
+ The International Center for Journalists is running an online personal finance course for “hispanic and US journalists covering Hispanic issues in the United States and Puerto Rico”.
+ This ”University of the Air“ is not what you might think.
+ Some advice for adults returning to school.
Have a great weekend!
