Study from New Jersey, on your own hours

NJVU collects what you need before enrolling in a distance programme: how online study actually works, which New Jersey institutions offer it, and what it costs once grants are accounted for.

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Three essentials

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New Jersey: the Garden State

One of the original thirteen colonies, and the only one with two colleges before the Declaration of Independence was signed.

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Top 10 Advantages of Distance Learning

Online education is a viable option at any age, and it holds concrete advantages over a campus programme.

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Higher Education in New Jersey

A long history of higher education, and considerably more options than the one name everybody thinks of first.

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Guides and comparisons

The Top Colleges and Universities of New Jersey

Princeton comes to mind first, but the state has a lot of other good options, several with full online programmes.

Colleges

Top Ten Things to Consider for Distance Learning

The first and most critical consideration is an honest self-assessment of your educational goals.

Guide

Virtual Universities and Distance Learning

A product of the web era, though the idea predates the internet: in 1969 the Open University was founded using television.

Background

Grants and Scholarships for Higher Education

What is available in New Jersey, who qualifies, and the deadlines that decide whether an application counts.

Money

Before you enrol

Check accreditation, the real time commitment per week, whether credits transfer, and what the total cost is after grants. Every programme page on this site answers those four questions first.

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