Best Colleges Online

Best Colleges Online

For anyone wishing to attend an online school, a list of the best schools online is an invaluable tool that can be used to quickly and easily sort through the majority of online colleges and simply choose one of the best.  This top-five list of the best colleges online is designed for students who wish to consider their options before signing up for a distance learning program.

Phoenix University

With more than 50,000 students enrolling in one of its programs each year, Phoenix University is one of the largest online education programs in the world. The school is accredited for all of its available programs and features courses at Associates, Bachelors and Masters’ Degree levels. Online study is conducted through the website and through email with courses and assignments being sent and turned in digitally. Lectures, speeches, class discussions and etc. are all conducted online and each class has access to an advisor who will reply to any email within 24 hours. 

Kaplan University

While Kaplan University isn’t quite as big as Phoenix, it receives some of the best ratings online for providing a quality education with attentive and helpful teachers as well as for being a good bargain for the money. Kaplan provides a full accredited education that can be completed 100% online, partially online or on a campus. The school offers Associates, Bachelors and Masters Degrees as well as certification programs and single course study in over 20 different academics programs.  Kaplan keeps classrooms small with 15 students or less so that each teacher may concentrate fully on their students. 

American Intercontinental University

The American Intercontinental University or AIC online is an American Institute offering international courses and is open to almost anyone with either a High school diploma, GED or equivalent. The school offers a full range of courses and diplomas considering that the student has the applicable requirements for the study. The institute offers 100% online courses as well as hybrid or physical sessions. Some courses require a brief physical study period for demonstration purposes but generally this is only required for doctorates.

Liberty University

Liberty University is a fully accredited and Christian university with a full range of accredited Christian and Christian based courses. The school has a full campus located in Virginia and enrolls around 70,000 students per year between its on campus and online courses. Liberty offers online admissions which require the student to register; upload applicable documents and conduct a short online chat with one of the universities admissions monitors.  LU online offers a good quality, affordable education to anyone who passes their evaluations tests. The school also accepts transfers from other colleges so long as the students pass evaluations and in some cases, credit transfer is also accepted. Liberty EDU consistently ranks high on charts for graduation rate, retention and student employment.

Post University

Post University is the smallest college on this list, but also one of the most respected. The school has been accredited since 1972 and offers a variety of programs at Associates, Bachelors and Masters' level. It should be understood that there are not as many study programs as would be found at a larger school, however, the quality of the education received is generally much better than a bigger school because the teachers have smaller classrooms, more time to spend per student and the school is required to offer a better education in order to compete with the options and pricings of a larger school.