Inexpensive distance learning degrees show solution to growing unemployment

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Inexpensive Distance Learning Degrees Show Solution to Growing Unemployment As per report released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NSES), last spring, college enrolment will slow over the next decade. Another significant revelation of this report shows that only a third of college students are 18-21 year old, whereas 40% of college students are older than 25. As predicted, the trend will continue to grow, and rise of students of above 25 year old will reach double its current number by 2020. As per another data source , a recent study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce estimates that 65% of jobs will require candidates with at least some college education, by 2020. The report from the National Commission on Adult Literacy also consolidates such fact that says 80- 90 million Americans with no postsecondary credentials could benefit from some kind of higher education.

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Expensive higher education from on-campus institutions can easily be substituted with the affordable model of distance learning. As such, it can also offer solution to growing problem of unemployment.

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Inexpensive Distance Learning

Degrees Show Solution to

Growing Unemployment

As per report released by the National Center for

Education Statistics (NSES), last spring, college

enrolment will slow over the next decade. Another

significant revelation of this report shows that

only a third of college students are 18-21 year

old, whereas 40% of college students are older

than 25.

As predicted, the trend will continue to grow, and rise of students of

above 25 year old will reach double its current number by 2020. As per

another data source, a recent study by the Georgetown University

Center on Education and Workforce estimates

that 65% of jobs will require candidates with at

least some college education, by 2020. The report

from the National Commission on Adult Literacy

also consolidates such fact that says 80- 90

million Americans with no postsecondary

credentials could benefit from some kind of higher

education.

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High Expense Hinders the Way to Higher Education for Many

Whilst necessity of higher education is discussed

everywhere, the sustaining expensive model associated

with higher studies keeps many enthusiasts at distance.

With a graduate debt, shooting up to £50,000 , as per

report from PwC, for individuals who are currently

studying full-time, it is no wonder are moving towards

distance learning degrees to acquire higher education.

Unemployment can have its Solution from Distance Education

As per Prince’s Trust report, in the UK, there are over 430,000 young

people experiencing the bitterness of long-term unemployment, which is

leading them to utter frustration.

Now, in a time when without higher education employment seems to be

somewhat impossible and again the high cost of university degrees

compels many to avert the path to colleges and universities, distance

learning degrees in UK offer a substantial solution.

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Universities are also Realising the Importance of Online Distance Education

After the wide success of MOOCs in many

countries, like in the UK, many people have gotten

a new perception on online distance education. The

flexibility of learning from every aspect with online

distance learning can really be a true alternative to

costly on-campus education. Almost every

prestigious universities in the UK is offering

degrees by distance learning, which along with

being really affordable provides students to enhance their professional

aptitude by involved into relevant apprenticeship programmes or jobs in

relevant industries.

Distance learning courses are true saviour for numerous students

amidst the crisis. Through them, these large numbers of students, who

are bound to stay away from unaffordable university education, can

easily plan to complete their higher education. Distance learning

degrees in its modern approach to employ online process for teaching

and learning, makes even easier for many to enjoy anytime-anyplace

learning with a simple computing gadget and an internet connection.

They can save on their conveyance expense, huge figure of

accommodation charge, costly books and stationeries, which together

could form a huge burden on them.

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If unemployment problem to be overcome from its root an easy model of

education must be made available for larger number of people. Distance

education is the perfect model to such aim, which universities all over

the world are acknowledging widely.

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