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GetEducated.com, LLC, America's first online degree clearinghouse, continues to ease the financial burden of attending college online by awarding distance education scholarships to adult learners.
Glenn Amundson, a social worker at the State of Wisconsin Mendota Mental Health Institute, was selected by GetEducated.com's editors and the University of Wisconsin at Platteville's (UWP) Distance Learning Scholarship Committee as the recipient of a $1,000 Excellence in Online Learning Scholarship.
Glenn, a non-traditional adult learner, who is 57 years old and maintains a 4.0 GPA, was nominated based upon his academic achievements. Glenn is currently enrolled full-time in the online Master of Science in Criminal Justice degree program available through the University of Wisconsin at Platteville.
"Glenn's scholarship application immediately surfaced to the top," says Sara Davis, Outreach Specialist and Scholarship Coordinator at UWP. "Along with working full-time and going to school, Glenn is very active in the community and carries his dedication through to his family life."
Attending college online has allowed Glenn to stay connected to his family and his career while studying toward his graduate degree.
"The assignments are challenging and the teachers are easily accessible," says Glenn, who first enrolled in the graduate distance degree program in January 2007. "With the criminal justice major, I would like to work in the victim services field, helping inmates or patients return to the community."
At age 57, Glenn sees the distance master's degree as important to his career and personal development in several ways. "I would like to think I can still learn, and that I still have something to offer. I would like my granddaughter to see me graduate from UW-Platteville. I hope that I can watch her graduate from college someday, hopefully UW-Platteville."
"GetEducated was founded in 1989 to help adult learners get educated about quality distance learning," says founder Vicky Phillips. "As a part of our social mission, we earmark a percentage of our profits to fund a college scholarship program for adult learners involved in distance education. We are pleased to make this award to Glenn, who in many ways represents a model distance learning student."
Online degree seekers tend to be older, with an average age of 38. Most hold down full time jobs and assume responsibility for keeping their families running at the same time they study online to earn their degrees.
"A decade ago, a college student in his or her fifties was a novelty. Not anymore," remarks Phillips. "Distance learning increasingly attracts older students who crave access to higher education and who have no desire for the social trappings of college that appeal to adolescent college students."
Adds Phillips: "The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's distance learning program has consistently impressed GetEducated.com's national review team as a quality institution that offers students nationwide the chance to get educated and move ahead in their lives. We are proud to partner with them in awarding this scholarship for online education."
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville has received numerous Best Buy ratings and rankings from GetEducated.com for its online bachelor degree programs in business administration as well as its distance master's degrees in criminal justice and engineering. The UWP criminal justice master's degree program Glenn is attending is profiled in GetEducated.com's Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools: Criminal Justice, Law & Legal Studies.
Adult and non-traditional learners wishing to compete for online learning college scholarships, good for use at any accredited distance learning program headquartered in the USA, can find out more about GetEducated.com's scholarship program by going to GetEducated's online degree scholarship page.
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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
