Distance Learning
Books | Vermont Web Links | Other Web Links | Software Resources
Books
Search our catalog online at http://www.vsac.org/LibrarySearch. 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.
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Adult Students: An Insider’s Guide to Getting into College (2004) |
Call # 378.161 Tanabe |
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Adult Student’s Guide: The Only Comprehensive Guide for the Nontraditional Student (2001) |
Call # 374 Grossman |
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Adults in College: A Survival Guide for Nontraditional Students (2002) |
Call # 374 Schindley |
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Bears’ Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning (2006) |
Call # 378.73 Bears |
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Bears’ Guide to College Degrees by Mail and Internet: 100 Accredited Schools that Offer Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate’s, and Law Degrees by Distance Learning (2005) |
Call # 378.1 Bear |
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Get Your Degree Online (2005) |
Call # 378.13 Helm |
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Internet University: Technology (2001) |
Call # 378.1 Mills |
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Learning How to Study Again: A Practical Guide to Study Skills for Mature Students Returning to Education or Distance Learning (2004) |
Call # 371.3 Dawson |
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Never Too Late to Learn: The Adult Student’s Guide to College (2000) |
Call # 374 Phillips |
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Peterson’s Guide to Online Learning (2006) |
Call # 374.26 Peterson |
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The Successful Distance Learning Student (2003) |
Call # 378.1 Wahlstrom |
Vermont Web Links
Bennington College offers a low-residency MFA in writing and literature — www.bennington.edu/go/graduate/mfa-in-writing
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 — http://extra.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/grad_programs.aspx
Johnson State College’s External Degree program allows adults to complete their BA in their own communities — www.jsc.edu/Academics/ExternalDegreeProgram/default.aspx
Lyndon State College offers an online BS in business — www.lyndonstate.edu/ProspectiveStudents/MajorsMinors/tabid/239/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
SIT Graduate Institute offers several degree and certificate programs through a combination of low-residency and online courses — http://www.sit.edu/graduate/
Southern Vermont College offers several low-residency classes — www.svc.edu/admission/continuing.html
Springfield College of Human Services offers several online courses as part of its BS in human services — www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/446F519AAB882CA285257416005542E6/6A58E331C24988EF852575660060C833
University of Vermont’s Continuing Education division offers several online courses — www.uvm.edu/~learn/?page=distance_learning.html
Union Institute & University offers low-residency, no residency, and online options — www.myunion.edu/about/why-union.html
Vermont College of Fine Arts offers a low-residency MFA in visual art, writing, or writing for children & young adults — www.vermontcollege.edu
Vermont Technical College offers distance learning options for its PN program — www.vtc.edu/interior.php/pid/4/sid/26/tid/569
Woodbury Institute of Champlain College offers an online MS in law — http://www.woodbury-college.info/
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Other Web Links
Peterson’s distance learning database provides a comprehensive search for distance learning programs of all types — www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp?sponsor
Geteducated.com lists distance learning graduate and undergraduate schools for several different majors — http://www.geteducated.com/
World Wide Learn has an extensive database of online programs and educational resources — www.worldwidelearn.com
Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) is a nationally recognized accrediting agency that 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
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Software Resources
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)
- learn about financial aid options
- and much more!
Visit the VSAC Resource Center in Winooski to utilize other assessment, career, and education planning software tools.
Updated: March 2009
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.
