The Next University Drive Thru U: Higher Education for People Who Mean Business

Online universities such as the University of Phoenix transform the meaning of the word campus. People who attend online universities do not have a campus so to speak. Their "campus" is their home. They will never fully understand the feeling of attending an actual college or university.
Negatives and downfalls of online universities aside from the college experience is the distractions. I can only imaging how distracting taking college courses at home would be. When in class sitting at a desk it is so much easier to concentrate. For instance, think how distracted one may get while doing homework. Now imagine not only doing the homework at home, but also taking the courses at home as well. Also, having an online college degree may not look as well as an actual college or university degree when it comes to looking for a career after college.
There are also many advantages for the online universities which are as follows: time, affordable, accessible, etc. The online university is accessible throughout the day and night, while an actual college or university has hours of operation. This allows the student to work on papers and take class when it is convenient for them. Also, while the average college student pays close to $22,000 a year for college, the online university is only $12,000 which adds up to a $10,000 difference. Also, online universities are usually a two year degree, instead of a traditional four year program.
John Sperling was the creator of the University of Phoenix. He made the University of Phoenix with the working parent in mind. Working is hard enough to do while attending college, let alone having a family on top of that. Now parents can have a full time job and still have the time to take college courses online when it is convenient for them.