Degrees of Flexibility

Thom Hecker, of Accra-Fab, applied his online education to his workplace to organize many areas, such as the hardware insertion tools.

Full-time work and a family prevented Thom Hecker from going back to college. But when the 41-year-old Spokane resident found out he could obtain a business management degree by taking classes online, he knew he could make it work.

“Once I was introduced to the program, it seemed like the right thing to do,” said Hecker, who obtained his degree through the University of Phoenix.

More than 4.6 million students nationwide were enrolled in online courses in fall 2008, according to a report out this year by the Babson Survey Research Group and the Sloan Consortium. Full Story. Jody Lawrence-Turner, SR

What do you think about the rapid increase of students pursuing online degrees? Is it something you’d be interested in?