Based in Delaware, College Knowledge Institute (CKI) is an online training provider that offers affordable, easy access, college-level courses.
Our programs are designed to enhance life skills, career success, academic achievement, and personal accomplishment.
Our alternative education curriculum offers thirty-six (36) courses and four (4) undergraduate equivalency certificate levels.
College Knowledge Institute courses are accessible anytime from anywhere and the program is mobile device compatible. The Learning Management System (LMS) is interactive, offers score and activity tracking, and provides access to numerous supplemental resources and references.
The College Knowledge Institute program presents courses in a practical sequence; starting with the most popular subjects used for advanced placement exams and prior learning assessment (PLA) credits.
STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) is a framework for teaching FUNctional Literacy that is based on natural ways of learning and is customizable for all types of educators & students.
We provide on-site and online professional development for individuals and educational programs to assist and support the transition to a STEAM platform.
We offer three types of training packages- one for individual Educators, one for Staff, and one for whole Programs.
Our STEAM Training Camps are offered throughout the year in a range of larger cities in different regions of the continental U.S., so email us via our Contact page to find the closest location to you!
Our training has been held in New York, California, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Virginia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Washington, Georgia, Oregon, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Colorado, Alabama, and Illinois, among other locations.
The focus of these professional development sessions is to learn about Integrated Science-Technology-Engineering-Arts & Math Education: why it’s being done, how it works, how it affects you, your school and your community.
These sessions are geared for school administrators and educators, and are also appropriate for museum affiliates and out-of-school program facilitators.
We also offer membership levels with access to STEAM approved lesson plans, discussion forums, program documents, online video training and much more.
- 2-day Staff Certification trainings, which offer a full teaching staff an intense introduction to STEAM and allows them to take it in their own direction.
- Program Certification, where the staff attends the 2-day training and then gets on-site and virtual support for the first year as they transition to be a STEAM school.
- STEAM Certification Educator Camps for individuals where an administrator, curriculum coordinator or teacher can come to be STEAM trained.
- Online video training with the option of STEAM certification.
University of Wisconsin Platteville is an accredited state university located in Southwest Wisconsin offering undergraduate degree, graduate degree and professional development programs via distance learning.
Programs include the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Criminal Justice degree programs along with Master Degree programs in Criminal Justice, Project Management, and Engineering.
Since its entrance into online and distance education, UW-Platteville maintains a fully-staffed distance learning division on the campus to give distance students a centralized hub for all of their student services needs.
Florida National College (FNC) is an accredited four-year senior college offering Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees through online distance learning.
Based in Hialeah in Miami-Dade County, FL, we are accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Programs include Business Administration, Nursing, Legal Studies, Web Design, and more.
All distance learning courses here are fully accredited and are taught by FNC faculty. They are transferable and there is no difference on your transcript between a distance learning course and a traditional classroom course. Distance Learning courses follow the same time lines as traditional on-campus courses.
Student participants could be required to post materials electronically. An online student has the responsibility for making the initial contact with the instructor, maintaining weekly correspondence, and/or submitting assigned work on a regular basis to be considered “Active.
Based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton Community College is an accredited institution that offers online Certificate, Diploma and Associate degree programs in a variety of subjects including Accounting, Criminal Justice, Liberal Arts, and more.
Northampton offers more than 150 online courses for credit, and in all, nearly 20 degree and certificate programs can be completed entirely online. Other programs involve a mix of on-campus and online classes.
We also welcome students from other colleges and universities interested in supplementing their studies by taking one or several courses online.
Online courses are ideal for students who cannot participate in classes on campus but still want to further their education. Online courses are not self-paced, but they are a flexible and convenient option for many students.
Northampton offers two types of online learning courses. Internet-only courses are offered 100% online, while Hybrid courses combine online interaction & assignments with some on-campus meeting times.
Online Associate Degree Programs:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- General Studies
- Liberal Arts
- Social Work
- Para-educator Training
- Sport Management, and more...
Online Certificate & Diploma Programs
- Early Childhood Education
- Child Development
- Accounting Assistant Diploma
- Library Technical Assistant
- Small Business Management
Based in Portland, Oregon, American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is a dedicated online education institution that provides a range of Certificate, Diploma and Degree programs in Natural Health Education fields such as Alternative Medicine, Aromatherapy, Wellness Consulting, and more. ACHS blends the support and learning advantage of a traditional semester schedule with the flexibility of online distance education.
ACHS is state licensed by the Oregon Department of Education and an accredited member of the DETC, a US Department of Education recognized accrediting body.
We are the only accredited distance education college offering professional clinical career or personal interest programs in nutrition, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, iridology, flower essences and other natural health modalities. ACHS offers comprehensive materials with ongoing faculty and advisory board review.
Our courses are cohort based, so you learn with a small class of your peers, forging life long friendships. ACHS instructors have clinical experience in the industry, extensive training, and are all Oregon State Licensed teachers.
Based in Newport Beach, CA, GoEco Certified offers online Certified Eco Consulting and Sustainability Administrator Training Programs. On completion of either of our online courses, you will be a Certified Eco-Consultant (CEC) Sustainability Administrator (CSA).
This will give you the skills and knowledge to perform Green Home Audits and Green Business Audits for almost all types of businesses. You will have the ability and know-how to perform a service in a high-demand environmental industry within your local community.
Our Eco Consulting Certified Training Program will prepare you to work with local residents / businesses to: lower electricity bills (average 20%), cut water bills (average 20%), improve indoor air quality, set up recycling programs for offices, reduce waste, avoid using harmful toxic chemicals and much more!
Our certification programs are offered entirely online. You will be working in small groups with an instructor and meet a few times a week via online webinars. All of our instructors have real world experience to ensure you get the most out of our program!
If you want to succeed academically, it is essential that you learn some critical study skills. Whether you are in elementary school or in college, there are some time-tested methods that can help you to get the most out of your study time and achieve your learning goals.
There are several steps that you can take to create a good learning environment. Ensuring that you have a comfortable study area with minimal distractions is key. Learning how to effectively manage your time is also important - create weekly study schedules and daily to-do lists to keep yourself focused and to ensure you cover all the material you need to.
By recognizing and understanding your own learning styles, you can use techniques better suited to you. This improves the speed and quality of your learning. For example, you may be a verbal learner (prefer using words, both in writing and speech) or a visual learner (prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding). Some people learn better alone, while others find they retain information better when studying with other people.
Tips for Effective Study:
- Have a dedicated study area that is comfortable and free of distractions
- Develop good time management and organizational skills. Use schedules and lists to keep yourself on track.
- Learn to prioritize your work
- Improve your note-taking skills
- Work on memorization strategies
- Develop effective test-taking strategies (including multiple-choice, true/false, matching, completion, and essay tests)
• New Eden School of Biblical Studies & Wellness is an accredited, non-for-profit, faith-based educational institute that offers a variety of online / distance learning Certificate, Diploma, and Doctorate programs in the areas of Biblical Studies, Holistic Medicine and Wellness.
• Based in Indiana, our Biblical Studies courses are studied online by students from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and around the world.
• Established in 2010, our programs prepare students in the knowledge of the Bible and its related topics. All of our Biblical Studies programs are approved by the Pastoral Medical Association (PMA).
• We also provide a wide range of Holistic Medicine and Natural Health courses online.
• Our flexible courses ensure that students can begin studying anytime they want, at the pace they enjoy.
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• Certificate in Biblical Studies
• Certified Chaplain in Wholistic Ministry
• Diploma in Biblical Studies & Natural Health
• Certified Chaplain in Holistic Approaches
• Certified Biblical Wellness Coach / Counselor / Practitioner
• Doctor of Christian Ministry
• Doctor of Naturopathy in Original Medicine
• Doctor of Philosophy in Biblical Wellness
• Ministerial Training Program
Activities for Life, Therapeutic Learning Services is basedin beautiful Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. We are a low-cost vocational training school providing comprehensive online paraprofessional training for those wanting to work in the field of Human Services, Therapeutic Recreation, or Psychosocial Care.
Our goal is to train students to work with those with special needs (elderly and children included) by providing an OBRA-based Vocational Certificate Program which is ideal for for Activity Assistants, Human Services, and Special Needs Assistants. We offer an online / distance education class as well as classroom-based training that is held in Grand Junction.
Training involves students working from a workbook: light reading, fun and interactive exercises, a test, and a few hours volunteer / internship hours at their local human/heath agency.