I'm blown away. Costs and Location issues.

Hi. My name is David. StJ was talking to me about his site and let me look around and I have to say that what seems to be called "cheap" seems kind of steep. My wife works with StJ and he has told her a bit about online schools and everything and while she is excited, I'm not sure how we could come up with the extra money it would take to "send" her to school online. StJ told us about the University of South Africa and all, but with their testing centers about a 3 hour drive away seems to take that out. If we (especially she) didn't have to work for a living it would be alright, but things just aren't like that. At least for us. I'm not sure what I want to say here. Maybe I'm over looking something or just don't understand how some of the classes/school can be afforded and if there would be enough of a payoff in the end to make it worth all the struggle. StJ has been helpful. Printed off a lot of stuff for us to read. Much of it from this website. But maybe I just haven't read enough or something.

 

Hello David. There are a number of ways to finance online studies: Scholarships, Grants, WorkStudy, Government Loans

Below are links to the financial resources mentioned above

http://www.fedmoney.org/

http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/index.jsp

http://www.iefa.org/

http://www.worldwidelearn.com/financial-aid/workstudy-programs.htm


What is her field of interest? Major?

Is she interested in a Bachelors, Masters, or Ph.D?

What is the maximum per course tuition your wife would pay?

 

Does your wife's employer offer tuition benefits? The website for federal student aid is www.fafsa.ed.gov . Here is a free scholarship service www.fastweb.com . You might go to www.amazon.com to locate various scholarship books. Tell us what major and level of degree the wife's looking for and we'll scare up some possibilities for you.

 

StJ here. David isn't right now. He is in the middle of a move so he's without the net. From talking with them she seems to be excited about getting a Bachelors, but not really too clear what in. (Her driving goal is a position that requires a Bachelors in any discipline. What matters is that you have one, not what it's in.) I work with her and I'm saddened to say there are no education benefits where we work. (County employees)

I have told them about the UNISA, but they get that out. (I understand why, I did as well for the same reason.) And most everything else they said they couldn't afford. I figure that for myself I'll just be able to take a class or two at a time and at that rate wont finish my 4 year degree untill about 8 years pass. So if you can figure it out for them then I'm jumping on board too. (My things have always been History/Anthropology and /or teaching.)(I wanted to go the Lampeter route, but I'm afraid it's a bit too high for me. --Raising two little ones takes a lot of cash and by the time they move out and I have money again ten years will have gone by.--)