Not long ago, this opportunity caught my eye.  University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley offers an online, non-credit certificate in business communication. According to the program brochure (PDF format), course fees are only $89 per course or $475 for the entire six-course certificate program....

Iowa Community College Online Consortium (IOCCOC) represents a portal for the distance learning offerings by seven community colleges in The Hawkeye State. By and large, associate degree opportunities through member schools appear to be plentiful.  I found the site easy to navigate with much  informative content.  Tuition costs, a personal favorite subject, are unfortunately not listed on the...

Happy Independence Day to you on this Friday, July 4th. + South Dakota State University introduces a master's degree in chemical science education, which can be earned mostly online.  The program, targeting high school chemistry teachers, requires two summers in the SDSU campus labs.  + MBA degrees in the Volunteer State.  This report mentions the online MBA with [...]...

A news release via the United States Equestrian Federation describes online courses coming this fall from Texas A&M University relating to  equine business studies. The Center for Equine Business Studies at Texas A&M apparently offers a complete, non-credit certificate program online called the "Equine Entrepreneurship Distance Learning Program".  Early registration discounts are available....

A recent New York Times report more or less confirms the reason degree mills exist. …The company became more inventive and bold, with revenues growing from $5,000 in 1999 to $1.65 million in 2005, and churning out more than 10,000 diplomas for customers in 131 countries…. $1.65 million is nothing to sneeze at. It's easy to see [...]...