Liberty University Online

                                            

About Liberty University Online

Training Champions for Christ since 1971

Pioneering distance education since 1985, Liberty University is now the nation's fifth largest university. With more than 200 online and residential areas of study, Liberty offers programs from the certificate to doctoral level. Because Liberty's online format provides the same quality course offerings as Liberty's on-campus program in Lynchburg, Va., you can be confident that you will receive an academically sound education. Combining this excellence with our Christian mission, low student-to-professor ratios, and a variety of free support services such as the Online Writing Center and Tutor.com, Liberty students will be well-equipped to launch their careers

Supported by a residential campus
Established in 1971, Liberty has maintained the mission of Training Champions for Christ and continually nurtures an environment of academic excellence, technological innovation, and commitment to Christian values. As an extension of Liberty's Lynchburg, Va.-based campus, online courses allow students to enjoy the same quality course offerings as Liberty's residential students, but with additional flexibility.

Career-ready degrees
Liberty University offers more than 200 residential and online programs of study - from the certificate to postgraduate level - in the areas the market demands most, including business, education, nursing, psychology, counseling, criminal justice, and religion.

Christian Foundation
All courses are taught from a Christian worldview by professors who regard teaching as more than a job - it's their calling. As a leader in Christian education, Liberty University's thriving spiritual environment mobilizes students to impact the world for Christ.

More affordable
Liberty University's tuition rates are among the lowest at universities offering online programs. Consistently rated as one of the top distance educators in the nation, and known for its affordability and exceptional student support, Liberty maintains high student satisfaction as well as high retention and graduation rates.

Our students succeed Liberty University's student loan default rate is about half the national average. Upon graduation, Liberty students are getting jobs faster and can pay back their loans at a higher rate than the national average. Over 200,000 Liberty alumni are influencing the world in their respective careers.

Flexible learning format
Invest in your education and reach your potential while keeping your focus on what matters most. Earn your degree as you balance family, work, ministry, and life's other demands. Liberty University's online format offers a flexible schedule which allows you to choose when and where you study while completing your degree at your own pace.

Generous military benefits
Liberty Online is proud to honor the men and women who serve our country. Servicemembers, veterans, and their spouses enjoy generous benefits: tuition discounts, free book vouchers, fee waivers, and credit for military training.

Trusted support network
Liberty University students also benefit from individualized attention due to low student-to-professor ratios. Students receive free support services and resources to help them succeed, including tutoring services, the Online Writing Center, Virtual Career Center, Online Communities, and academic advisors dedicated to student success

Become a Champion for Christ!

With a degree from Liberty University, you can start achieving your goals.

                    Scholarships for Online Students

Just like traditional students, online students hunt for valuable scholarships to avoid the unpleasant, huge student loan debt.

Fortunately, students enrolled in properly accredited distance learning programs have essentially the same eligibility for scholarships as traditional students. Students pursuing an online degree from a traditional college will likely qualify for many of the scholarships in the college’s and college department’s general funds.

We put together an extensive list of scholarships focused on online students including scholarships from traditional schools and online schools.

Looking for scholarships? Check out The Best Schools Online Learning Scholarship! Each year we award six $1,000 scholarships to enrolled online students.

            The 50 Best Online Colleges for 2016

Launched in 1998, Penn State World Campus is the online campus of the highly respected Pennsylvania State University.

Penn State World Campus offers has an impressive list of online programs, with more than 120 online programs leading to a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as certificate programs.

Penn State World Campus’s online offerings include degrees in fields such as technology, engineering, education, healthcare, business, and more.

Penn State World Campus enrolls more than 10,000 students. After the initial acceptance into the World Campus, students must receive acceptance into the appropriate college for their chosen major at Pennsylvania State University.

Online students receive instruction from the same world-class faculty members as on-campus students. Online students have access to academic advisers, career services, online tutoring, and library services.

World Campus offers courses in an asynchronous format, so students can complete coursework on their schedule. Students must complete readings, assignments, discussions, and exams by set deadlines. Some of Penn State World Campus’s graduate degree programs require a residency period of from a few days to two weeks in length.

Penn State World Campus graduates earn the same degree as traditional Penn State students. Graduates can join the largest alumni network in the United States.

The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognizes the Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus as a research university with very high research activity.

U.S. News & World Report ranked Pennsylvania State University-University Park #48 in National Universities in its 2015 edition of Best Colleges. The magazine also ranked the university #52 in its listing of Best Global Universities, #41 in its Best Business Schools list, and #33 in the Best Education Schools list. Penn State also tied for #14 in the magazine’s Top Public Schools list.

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2014 (provided by the Center for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University) ranked Pennsylvania State University-University Park #58. The university also received a #58 ranking from Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2014–2015.

Princeton Review included Pennsylvania State University-University Park in its 2015 Best 379 Colleges list, while Forbes ranked Penn State #76 among Research Universities.

Penn State’s Smeal College of Business ranked #30 in Bloomberg Business’s 2014 Undergraduate Business School Programs list.

A member of the Association of American Universities (an association of excellent North American research universities), Pennsylvania State University received accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business also received accreditation from the respected Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.