Online College Reviews - Finding the Perfect School

By Linda Stetson

Each year more and more Americans are getting degrees from institutions based solely online, or at least in part. As technology has improved, so has the quality of education, as virtual chat, video lectures and a whole host of additional exciting and interactive services have taken hold. These improvements have made the delivery of education online equal in value to a traditional classroom and brick and mortar experience. Plus, earning an online degree will afford you greater flexibility, more choices in degrees and institutions and overall better access and affordability than more “traditional” learning environments.

Finding the perfect online college or university to attend and from which to earn that coveted degree from is a little daunting. As an online learner, you have access to thousands of schools around the world and not just your local universities and community colleges. Thus, your search for the perfect online institution should focus around the concept of you finding the perfect degree from that perfect institution.

What is the perfect degree? Obviously, this means something different for every reader but generally it should be a field in which you see yourself working, with pride, 10 years from now. If you heard a business degree will earn you the most money but your heart says otherwise, you’ll have a tough decision ahead of you. Using internet sites like Top Schools Online Blog will help you quickly get an idea of what degrees are being offered online. Armed with a desire to obtain the perfect degree, you’re ready to find the perfect institution.

Not all colleges and universities are the same. The big factors that most students are (or should be) concerned about: cost, reputation, and quality of education. Cost, because earning an online degree is very expensive. Reputation, because a school’s reputation can be important to your future success and, finally, the quality of education you are to receive because the skills and knowledge you are to obtain is vitally important. In order to get the inside track on this information you are going to want to read many online college reviews.

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De Anza College

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De Anza College

De Anza College is a 112-acre (453,000 m²) community college located in Cupertino, California. It was founded in 1967 on the site of the Beaulieu Winery and is named after the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. Along with the arrival and growth of Apple Computer, the presence of De Anza College contributed significantly to the growth of Cupertino from a small town to an industrial city and an integral part of Silicon Valley. It consistently ranks #1 or #2 in the state for the total number of students who annually transfer to University of California and California State University campuses. [1] [2] The college is one of the largest, single-campus community colleges in the country with a fall enrollment averaging 25,000 students from over 50 different countries. The college is also the home of the California History Center, housed in a mansion called “Le Petit Trianon”. The current president of De Anza college is Brian Murphy. The average class size at De Anza is 35, and approximately 2,800 students transfer per year. It also attracts a heavy international student population.

De Anza College is part of Silicon Valley’s Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The district serves the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and San Jose. The district headquarters is on the Foothill campus.

Each year, De Anza invites several celebrities and dignitaries for public speaking engagements at its main theater, the Flint Center. De Anza once held the second largest pow-wow in the Bay Area, but the pow-wow organizers moved the event in 2005.

De Anza holds a monthly flea market its parking lot, which has become a community tradition as well as major source of income for the De Anza Associated Student Body. (DASB) With a budget of near 1 million dollars, the DASB has one of the biggest student budgets of any community college in California.

De Anza formerly had their own campus police. They used to wear slacks and polo shirts, and officers were unarmed. The department was not a POST participating agency and in 2001, the campus police departments at De Anza and Foothill College were merged to become the Foothill-De Anza College District Police.

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