Online Education Resource Center Now Open

StraighterLine's new online resources center is available to help students navigate the college admissions and credit transfer process.

2011-03-02

BALTIMORE, MD, March 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com) today opened a new resource center to help new and returning college students navigate the sometimes complicated and potentially expensive college admissions and credit transfer process. The Online Education Resource Center contains articles, newsletters, reports, and videos on online education and on how to transfer college credit. The resource center is free to all visitors and does not require registration.

The resources currently available cover topics geared to adult learners going back to school to complete their degrees, working moms who want to complete a college degree, information on how to maximize your military education benefits as well as traditional college students who might benefit from information about online learning options.

In addition to consumer information the StraighterLine Resource Center contains The Guidance Counselor's Guide to Online Learning. This resource guide is available to help guidance counselors understand the online college options available to their students.

The main focus of the Online Education Resource Center will be around online college courses and transferring college credit. Additional resources will be added weekly. Future topics will include: Study abroad programs, study in the USA for international students, online education trends, corporate retraining, dual enrollment, advance placement tests and many related topics.

The first two reports available in the center are:

* Working Moms and Online Learning
* The "Surge" in Online Military Education

About StraighterLine

StraighterLine is a leader in making quality college education more affordable. StraighterLine's programs are a great way to tackle the escalating cost of four-year college tuition and avoid a mountain of student debt.

StraighterLine offers two innovative programs for getting started on a college degree: college courses for only $99 a month plus $39 per course (one-time fee) and the "Freshman Year for $999" program. Both programs are designed to help college students and their families address rampant rising tuition costs of college education. Students can take freshman-level college courses and realize savings of more than 90% versus the first-year tuition at many colleges. Students with the time and ability to complete course materials in a shorter time can realize even greater savings. In addition, now High School students can take StraighterLine courses as an AP Test Prep alternative or as dual credit program. StraighterLine has received approval for the following online college courses to be listed as AP courses: Economics I: Macroeconomics, Economics II: Microeconomics, English Composition, and General Calculus I. All programs include up to 10 hours of one-on-one instructional support.

Students who successfully complete StraighterLine online college courses receive credit when they enroll with any school in our rapidly expanding network of regionally accredited partner colleges and universities. In addition, the American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT - www.acenet.edu/acecredit/) has also evaluated and recommended college credit for StraighterLine courses. ACE CREDIT helps students gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in settings outside traditional higher education. A number of StraighterLine courses have also been reviewed and authorized by the College Board as AP* Program courses.

StraighterLine also offers a tuition assistance program as a benefit for companies to provide to employees interested in earning their college degree.

For information, visit http://www.straighterline.com or call 202-507-7020 or 1-877-str8erline (1-877-787-8375).

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