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Two-Year Online Business Degree Program
Posted on Nov 13, 2009.
Interested in the exciting world of professional business, but don’t want to go to school for four years? Always wanted to attend college, but not able to fit it in your current schedule?
Online degree programs offer flexibility, customization, and–most importantly–are considered of equal or greater educational value than campus-based programs (statistic taken from 2009 USDE study.) They are attractive to military students that are currently on deployment or on-call; and to students that travel frequently.
Associate Degree programs, or two-year programs, are attractive for their brevity and focus on one topic. They offer introductory academic certification for a professional setting and may later act as the foundation for a Bachelor Degree.
Combine an Associate Degree program with a rewarding, accredited online degree program, and you have the Associate Degree of Business Administration at American Sentinel University.
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A Quick Guide to Online Education
Posted on Nov 09, 2009.
Current and prospective students all over the world are interested in a college education, but are held back by common and understandable setbacks: a full-time job; a military career; family obligations; a hectic schedule. These students turn to online education programs to fulfill their educational goals, pursuing an academic degree that is just as rewarding [...]
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What is Geographic Information Systems?
Posted on Oct 21, 2009.
When looking at degrees for the business world, some degrees are rather obvious: general business for the well-rounded professional; marketing for advertising skills; administrations for management; human resources for, well, human resources; and English or communications for copy. Even IT & engineering degrees are self-explanatory.
But what’s geographic information systems?
At American Sentinel University, the geographic information systems, or GIS, program prepares the student for the use of databases the include spatial data. It’s useful for online map services, such as connecting residential and business directory information to a road map, and is specifically meant to help users to plot the shortest route from A to B. Think Mapquest, Google Maps, and your GPS system.
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American Sentinel Bachelor of Science in Business
Posted on Sep 24, 2009.
With five different focuses, American Sentinel University’s online Bachelor of Science in Business program is tailored to meet the needs of a variety of business distance learners.
American Sentinel University embraces the mindset that accredited online degree programs are the 21st solution to continuing education and career advancement for distance learners. With an online business degree program, students can still address the needs of their families, social lives, career obligations, and military service.
The five different focuses for the online Bachelor of Science in Business program are:
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American Sentinel University Enrollment Benefits
Posted on Aug 12, 2009.
Still haven’t enrolled for the fall semester? Prospective students looking for an online, military-friendly college should take a moment to visit American Sentinel University and peruse the educational programs available. American Sentinel University is currently offering one of three enrollment incentives to students that schedule 6 units of classes by August 27th, to be completed by December 31st.
One of American Sentinel University‘s incentives is a Dell Netbook, a miniature version of a laptop equipped with the functionality to take your online classes anywhere you go. If you already have a laptop handy, the Kindle 2 is another one of American Sentinel University‘s August enrollment giveaways, equipped with the functionality to make your textbook reading, personal reading, and other text-related activities easier. If neither of these catch your attention, the third option for the August enrollment incentives is a free unit of class.