Distance Learning

Books  |  Local Web Links  |  Other Web Links  |  Software Resources

Books

Search our catalog online at http://follettweb.vsac.org:9000/webopac/main?siteid=1. Patrons may borrow books either by coming to the Resource Center in downtown Winooski, or by making an interlibrary loan request through their local school or public library.

Web links

Local Web Links

• Bennington College offers a low-residency MFA in writing and literature — www.bennington.edu/acad_grad_writ.asp

• Burlington College has a low-residency independent degree program — www.burlington.edu/pages/academics/idp/idp.html

• Champlain College offers several distance learning majors in addition to accelerated 7-week online courses — www.champlain.edu/cps/online_learning.php

• Community College of Vermont offers a variety of online courses — www.ccv.edu/academics/index.html

• Goddard College has several low-residency programs — www.goddard.edu

• Green Mountain College offers master’s degrees in environmental studies and business administration through distance education — www.greenmtn.edu/graduate_studies/index.asp

• The external degree program at Johnson State College allows adults to complete their BA in their own communities — www.jsc.edu/Academics/ExternalDegreeProgram/default.aspx

• Marlboro College offers online and low-residency options to its graduate students— http://gradcenter.marlboro.edu

• Norwich University offers several online graduate degrees — www.graduate.norwich.edu

• School for International Training offers several degree and certificate programs through a combination of low-residency and online courses — www.sit.edu/extension/blended.html

• Southern Vermont College offers several low-residency classes — www.svc.edu/admission/continuing.html

• The continuing education division of the University of Vermont offers several online courses — www.uvm.edu/~learn/?page=distance_learning.html

• Vermont College (The Union Institute) offers low-residency, no residency, and online options — www.tui.edu/programs/prospective.asp

• Vermont Technical College offers distance learning options for its PN program — http://catalog.vtc.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=10&poid=285

• Woodbury College students can take law classes online and complete a paralegal degree online — www.woodbury-college.edu/programs/yourtime.html

Other Web Links

• A search of Peterson’s large distance learning database will provide you with basic program, course and contact information, and then refer you to the page number in its printed guide (listed in the book section above) for more information — www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp?sponsor

• Ed/X Distance Learning Channel provides a database of over 20,000 online courses and degree programs — www.ed-x.com/index.asp

• The online learning guide from Geteducated.com lists distance learning graduate and undergraduate schools for several different majors — www.geteducated.com/about/mission.asp

• American Center for the Study of Distance Education provides an extensive list of Web links to sites associated with Distance Learning — www.ed.psu.edu/acsde/links.htm

• Globewide Network Academy is an educational non-profit corporation that lists resources for distance learning students and teachers, including guides and advice on finding an accredited online school — www.gnacademy.org/mason/catalog/browse.html

• World Wide Learn has an extensive database of online programs and educational resources — www.worldwidelearn.com

• Distance Education and Training Council is a nationally recognized accrediting agency and serves as a clearinghouse of information. Their Web site lists degree programs by subject and institution — www.detc.org

• UsNews.com’s e-learning directory provides a list of online and distance institutions, a search program for online programs, and articles on online education — www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/elearning/elhome.htm

• World Lecture Hall provides free online course materials from around the world — http://web.austin.utexas.edu/wlh

Software Resources

VT Guidance Central

VT Guidance Central is a web-based, personalized, self-guided program that provides comprehensive career, college, and education planning tools

You can use VT Guidance Central as a tool to:

• explore career possibilities
• plan the training you need for specific careers
• search for colleges/universities that fit your desired criteria (e.g., location, size, programs/majors, activities, costs)
• prepare for the SAT and ACT
• learn about financial aid options
• and much more!

Other Software

Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.

Updated: August 2007

Compiled by: VSAC Resource Center, 10 East Allen Street, PO Box 2000, Winooski, VT 05404
Call: 800-642-3177 toll-free or Burlington area 802-655-9602 • Fax: 802-654-3765 • E-mail: info@vsac.org

The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was established by the Vermont General Assembly in 1965 to help Vermonters obtain the information and financial resources they need to pursue their education goals beyond high school.