Looking for online college!

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Hi guys,
I am doing job and I live with my granny. So I am unable to go to college and attend classes. That’s why I am looking for an accredited college. Please suggest me some renowned universities that offers online courses. Hope you guys will help me.
Thanks in advance!

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Hey
I know one site that provides list of top online accredited universities you can visit this link http://www.distance-learning-college-guide.com/online-accredited-degrees.html and enroll yourself in any of college which you seem to be the best.
Good luck!

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What qualifications are you planning to study and what do you want to do with them? Are you planning to starting work straight away after finishing them or do you want to go to university? Are you very motivated and able to work on your own without a teacher there to constantly guide you?

A Levels/GCSEs can be taken at home as they are all marked by an external exam board (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, etc - the same organisations that mark everyone else in full time college/sixth form), although you have to arrange to sit the exams at registered exam centres and the ones who take external/private students are dotted about the UK, so it would mean travelling if there isn't one near you. Mine is in London, so I'll have to get the train and stay up overnight (although there are a few other students meeting me there and sharing the cost of accomodation). You also have to pay the registration fees yourself (usually spread out beween students in a school, so much cheaper and normally covered by the school unless you are taking resits). These can be a few hundred pounds for two years of A Level modules. You also have to be very motivated to keep focused and I would recommend some amount of private tuition (at the very least to revise for exams and help with coursework if that is part of your course). You can take intensive revision courses for a week or a few days at various private colleges if you need some actual classroom work.

I am currently studying for Maths and Physics A Level through ICS as I work full time and there are no local colleges near me offering part time evening classes. It is harder, but there is a good online (and real life) student community, which is very supportive. Everyone taking home-study is in the same boat and you can normally find some students near by to meet up with in real life for study sessions and general support.

I would not recommend studying any courses that are assessed by the actual course provider as these are not always recognised by employers and can be a waste of a lot of money. I would suggest you stick with traditional, nationally recognised courses that are marked externally.

If you want any more info about A Levels, feel free to contact me (seven_uk03 "at" hotmail. com). Most general student forums/online advisors (like Connexions) won't have much information about home-study as it is very uncommon compared to regular college. It took me about three months of research to work out what I needed and to check everything over with the exam boards themselves. There are a small number of students that take this route though and it is possible to do if you are willing to put in the work. If you want advice on other home-study courses, such as degrees, diplomas, etc then I would try to find students who have taken this route and ask them directly about their experience.

Best of luck, whatever you decide to do.