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The primary advantage to earning a quick college degree online is the learning format itself. Online learning is adjustable to the needs of the student, offering flexible class schedules and continuously available course materials. A student who carries the responsibilities of a full-time job and a family does not need to worry about fitting in class time. And the time frame is often perfect for the needs of the working student. In fact, many online programs are geared toward the working adult looking to earn a degree in a short period of time. Because of this, online colleges and universities have designed programs that teach more pertinent material in compressed frames of time. If a student goes into an online program with an Associate's degree, it is possible to earn a bachelor's degree in a year (as opposed to traditional college, where it would take 2-3 years or longer, depending on the degree program). For the student who has no prior college credits, it can take less than 2 years to earn a bachelor's degree. The ability for a school and its students to achieve this involves a concept known as accelerated learning.
Accelerated learning involves teaching a few key components of a subject or field at a time in smaller periods that are shorter than the typical college semester, usually 4-6 weeks. The most important and pertinent information to the topic is taught. Students are better able to focus on one topic at a time, without having to cram different information from different courses into their heads. Therefore retention of newly learned information is often higher. In the business world, where a person is often accustomed to working on one task or project at a time, the ability to focus on and hone in on the nuances of one topic at a time is a key tool that can be improved upon for a person's professional future. In an accelerated learning environment, shorter class frames not only means better retention of learned material, but also mean that students are likely to remain more interested in the program. Therefore, students are more likely to complete the program and graduate from this quick type of learning program with a college degree.