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Brilliant Moms Choose Online Degrees

September 14th 2017
by Kate Downs 

Motherhood is a lot of work.  Meeting the needs of children, regardless of their age, is more than a fulltime job.  Just keeping up with the day-to-day demands of a family can sometimes feel overwhelming.

Staying at home to raise children is one of the greatest sacrifices a mother can make, but sometimes a single income just isn't enough.   Mothers know more money provides more opportunities for themselves and their children.  The employment options facing most stay-home moms, however, aren't always worth the aggravation.  Moms, like everyone else, need higher education to gain a truly rewarding career.

So how does a mother find time for college when she's already struggling to keep up with her family?  She joins the ranks of brilliant moms everywhere who have found a way to balance family life and education.  She attends an online university. Achieving a degree online does more than allow a woman to pursue her degree in her slippers.  Online colleges and universities help eliminate some of the expenses unique to student moms.  Child care, for example, can be a crippling expense for some, but moms who attend online can skip the baby-sitter bills.  Classes can be taken during a child's nap-time or after the kids are in bed.  Also, online attendance means no  travel expenses.

Another benefit of attending college online is greater access to a variety of degree programs.  Mothers attending traditional schools are limited to the programs available in their area.  Rather than uprooting their families to get the degree they really want, many moms simply settle for whatever can be achieved locally.  Women who go to school online, however, have the freedom of choosing the college that offers exactly what they want.  Online colleges and universities are available to any mother, no matter where her family is settled.

Financial aid loans and grants are available for online degree programs to those who qualify.   Financing options and opportunities can be found on any online university website.  In most cases, moms can even apply for aid online. 

Mothers don't have to choose between raising their children and providing financial advantages.  Online colleges make it easy to do both.  Moms can nurture by day, learn by night, and be ready to take on the career of their dreams by the time their children start school.