Monday, February 28, 2022

2022 Rankings of US Online Degree Programs Revealed

 

US News & World Report issues rankings of various higher education institutions on an annual basis.  The 2022 rankings for online degree programs in the United States were recently released.

 

US News develops its rankings for online degree programs based on the following methodology:

·      35%: engagement (effective interaction between faculty and students, and between students)

·      25%: services and technology (diverse technologies to empower students to study remotely)

·      20%: faculty credentials and training (including training to teach distance learners)

·      20%: expert opinions derived from surveys of other online degree programs

The methodology is fine-tuned by type of online degree program (see below for the categories).

 

And the #1 winners are …:

·      Bachelor’s Programs (a tie)

o   Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

o   University of Florida

·      MBA Programs (a tie)

o   Indiana University – Bloomington (Kelley)

o   University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

o   University of Southern California (Marshall)

·      Graduate Business Programs (tie)

o   Indiana University – Bloomington (Kelley)

o   University of Southern California (Marshall)

·      Graduate Criminal Justice Programs

o   University of California – Irvine

·      Graduate Education Programs

o   Clemson University (Moore)

·      Graduate Engineering Programs

o   Columbia University (Fu Foundation)

·      Graduate Computer Informaton Technology Programs

o   Columbia University

·      Graduate Nursing Programs (a tie)

o   Ohio State University

o   University of Pittsburgh

o   University of South Carolina

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Being a Lifelong Learner is the Secret to Success … (from Business Insider) ONLINE!

 Being a lifelong learner is the secret to success, according to executive business coach Sue Hawkes, who is also the founder and CEO of YESS.  In her book,

"Chasing Perfection: Shatter The Illusion; Minimize Self-Doubt and Maximize Success."

She says that successful leaders are always trying to learn and open to learning in new ways. That means they're coachable and willing to throw out what they know and assume. Learning is different from knowledge - it's behavior in action.  Learn more:

https://www.sayyess.com/chasing-perfection-book/

And the best feature:

All of this learning can be done online.  Enjoy!