What Are Our Prospective Students' Career Goals and Motives?

Our prospective students have career goals that are as diverse as they are themselves. Some seek a professional path in business management, while others are interested in helping professions such as nursing, counseling, or education. Many of our prospective students have expressed specific interests in achieving positions as wide-ranging as a human resources manager, medical billing supervisor, accountant, registered nurse, and graphic designer. Still others want to explore promising fields such as alternative energy, information technology, and engineering.

Other prospective students have less specific career goals, but instead express a strong set of motivating factors for pursuing an online education. "I want to be doing something I absolutely love doing. I want to help people and I want to make a good living. The only way to do this is to earn a college degree," says one student.


Here are some of the many other diverse reasons given by students as motivating factors to enroll in one of our online programs:

• "Working outdoors with wildlife and being financially stable."
• "Managing a business someday."
• "I have a degree in sociology and anthropology, and some units in psychology, (but) I don't have (an) ideal career or profession."
• "I would like to become an LCSW and work primarily with children."
• "I am a retired car dealer interested in a new career. I have a Class D security license in Florida and would like to expand on that with a degree in Criminal Justice."
• "I want to be able to work part-time or own my own business so I can set my own schedule, so I can have time for my family."
• "I would like to see my business grow, and further my career as a professional dancer and instructor of dance!"

Whatever shape your dreams may take, we can help you make them into a productive, fulfilling reality. Our top-quality accredited online programs offer flexibility, convenience, and access to accomplished instructors — without needing to quit your day job or commute to campus. Learn more today and start changing your life tomorrow.

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Allison Landa is a freelance writer and editor in Berkeley, Calif. She received her master's degree in creative writing at St. Mary's College of California.