“Online degrees” are as substantive as those bestowed by traditionally attending a college or university, according to Ladies Home Journal Editor-in-Chief Sally Lee, who discussed distance learning with Ann Curry of The Today Show. They can be obtained through Internet-based participation in classes offered online by “bricks and mortar” institutions and accredited colleges and universities with presences exclusively online.

For single moms, “online college” allows the time for self-development during their children’s naps, early bed time, school and play time. Single moms can also create weekly timetables that detail for their families what their class, study and homework schedule is, according to a column by communications specialist Kelly Kennedy, who specializes in financial strategies for single moms at the MindComet marketing agency.
 
Taking college courses online is no less expensive than taking them at a “bricks and mortar” institution.  But expensive as it might be to pursue, higher education has become a reality for a wide variety of people. Researchers have learned that women’s grades tend to be better than those of men and that more men tend to drop out, according to a February 2010 New York Times article. Older, low-income and black and Hispanic women tend to form the majority of female students, the article reported.

President Barack Obama has been encouraging this demographic group particularly to enroll in college.   For single moms, college courses taken online can help avoid the added expense of child care and the time needed to commute back and forth to campus. And those who invest the time, research and money in pursuing higher education can find that the effort pays off high dividends in the future. There are more women, in fact, on American college campuses today than there are men—and they’re achieving better grades and dropping out less often than their male counterparts, according to information from researchers cited in a February 2010 New York Times article. The majority of female students are older, black and Hispanic and considered low-income, the article reported.

President Barack Obama has been endorsing college enrollment especially for single moms. And online college for single moms could provide advantages in that moms don’t have to worry about having to pay for child care or having to squeeze in to-and-from campus travel time.

Those who spend time and money and do some financial aid research to offset the overall costs of college can see the return after earning a degree. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics, high school graduates without college degrees in 2007 made a median $31,408. Those with bachelor degrees earned a median $51,324, and the median salary for doctoral degree-holders was $60,580.
 
Governments, non-profit organizations and colleges and universities offer graduate school scholarships, loans and work study programs to qualify grants for single mothers in need of financial assistance. The U.S. Department of Education’s FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) opens a door to many college grants and scholarships offerings and, like many tuition assistance venues, is available on the Internet.

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