Researching on the Internet will show you how an associate degree online program can train any student for a variety of career choices. A student interested in a specific career will have his prospects for going into that career enhanced by going through an online program.

Many people cannot attend a physical university, for any number of reasons. Mostly it is due to their income being needed to support a family, or a lack of funding to maintain themselves for a few years. Some people simply do not want to give up their present jobs, but need to qualify for promotion.

This paper deals with the question: Why is the shift toward online education happening? This is a complex issue that involves questions of educational access, paradigms for teaching and learning, competition and globalization among universities, the development of new and better online technologies, and the financial pressures facing higher education.