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Alison Bell, Regional Vice President, Western Governors UniversityAlison Bell has more than 20 years of greater education leadership experience and is the Regional Vice President of Western Governors University, managing Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and Kentucky. WGU is a not-for-profit, online university offering 60+ degrees in the four colleges of service, teaching, I.T. and health/nursing.

The majority of educators desire to cultivate an environment for students to grow and to eventually participate in the workforce effectively. The primary step for many, however, is for trainees to find the best college and to understand what to search for in an institution. There are a lot of variables that go into this choice, due to the fact that some trainees love learning in person while others grow online. And with the past years scenarios, online education has skyrocketed throughout the nation, with 93 percent of families with school-age kids doing some type of e-learning. Enrollment at online organizations for both graduate and undergraduate students continues to grow.

Here are 3 key insights for students to enable them to flourish, regardless of the knowing environment.

When choosing a college, evaluate key elements.

While the way trainees are achieving instructional goals might look a little different due to the pandemic, it does not remove its value or significance. With the method our daily lives are evolving, its critical that trainees take time to evaluate how their next actions, personally and professionally, may affect the future. Whats been made clear over the past year is that how one looks for a college, how one prepares for a profession and, eventually, the value of education all go hand in hand.

And while online education is a progressively popular alternative for students, it does not indicate that all trainees are equipped with the understanding of how to navigate this new-ish knowing design and what resources to use while doing so.