You can’t really blame employers for looking down on online degrees, when there are so many creative cyber-criminals giving online education a bad reputation. In the news today is Marc Parry’s story about the latest cyber-crook to get caught gaming the federal financial aid system.

One Trenda L. Halton, a scammer whose entrepreneurial skills might [...]

Well, it wouldn’t be the end of the year without a countdown. Interestingly, despite the fact that OnlineDegreeFinder is a website about online education and degrees, the topics most on readers’ minds in 2009 were in-demand careers and how to pay for college.

In descending order, the top 5 OnlineDegreeFinder blog posts were:

Number 5: 3 [...]

1. Pell Grants can be Used to Pay for Online Degrees

The Pell Grant, the best-known federal grant for low-income students, can be used for online programs as well as campus programs. Students seeking Pell Grants for their online degrees prove their financial need by filing a FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, [...]