As a working adult returning to school, you may be overwhelmed with questions. How do you realistically balance work, family, and your education? What degree is the most cost-effective? What if you can’t commute to campus every day?
Fortunately, online degrees could be your answer.
Flexibility to Fit Your Lifestyle
The primary benefit of online degrees is the ability to study anytime, anywhere that works for you. This is ideal if you plan to keep working as you earn your degree, allowing you the freedom to study nights, weekends, or spare moments between shifts.
You also get full control of your learning environment, selecting spaces that work for you and your learning needs. Maybe that’s a quiet library, a local coffee shop, or the comfort of your own home.
Wherever you go, you can take your classroom with you.
Support when You Need It
Learning remotely doesn’t mean learning alone. Our online degrees at Athens State come with a built-in support system to ensure that you stay on track to graduate on time.
Throughout your courses, you can regularly connect with your professor and fellow students through virtual meetups, discussion boards, and other online communication tools. We also provide several student resources to help you outside of class, including:
- A Student Success Center with a personal success coach to answer questions as you navigate your academic journey
- Tutoring Services to provide additional educational support where you need it most
- Career Development Center to prepare you to land your dream job after graduation
Learning Options that Work for You
Some of the programs for our online degrees are asynchronous, meaning you can study in your own time and complete your courses at your own pace. Others are set up similar to in-person courses, with regular group meetings and classes you can attend virtually.
By providing different formats for our online degrees, you can select courses and classes that best suit your learning needs.
Saving Time and Money with Online Degrees
Affordability is often a major factor when it comes to selecting a degree. Fortunately, online degrees are often a more cost-effective option compared to in-person degrees due to lower overhead costs.
Athens State already offers some of the lowest tuition rates in Alabama, and our online degrees provide an even greater value for adult learners like you returning to school.
Building Skills Employers Want
Online degrees also prepare you for the rapidly growing online workforce. As of 2025, over 78% of jobs are fully remote or hybrid, giving you an advantage if you decide to complete your degree online.
As an online college student, you’ll develop the skills to thrive in a remote environment, including:
- Self-Discipline to focus and complete assignments by their deadlines
- Time Management to balance multiple schedules and responsibilities
- Active Engagement, even when you’re not in the room
Complete your degree online.
Flexible, affordable, and effective, the online degrees at Athens State help you achieve your goals on your terms.
Explore our online degrees today and find the one to set you up for success.
