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These articles are resources that will help you gather information so you can take action. Searching for advice on how to build confidence as an online learner? Curious about OSU’s efforts to make higher education more affordable? This is the place.

Virtual career center ’empowers students’ with the info they need

3 minute read Oregon State Ecampus, a national leader in online education, has launched a virtual career center for more than 10,000 current students and thousands of alumni. In collaboration with uConnect, OSU Ecampus built the Ecampus Career Hub, an online career services platform designed with Ecampus students in mind.

What’s it like to learn online? Military veterans share their advice

2 minute read Hundreds of military service members and veterans have earned their degrees online from Oregon State Ecampus. They know what it takes to live the military lifestyle while pursuing a higher education. And those Ecampus graduates are always eager to offer guidance to fellow military-connected personnel.

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To the Oregon State Ecampus Class of 2021, your time has come

3 minute read June 2021 is the month you officially become a college graduate, the one in which you’ll put a celebratory bow on all of your hard work and perseverance. You’re primed to enter a community of thousands of Oregon State Ecampus graduates who are out there, changing the world.

5 ways success coaches support online computer science students

2 minute read At Oregon State Ecampus, student success comes first. In the case of our computer science programs, a major part of that is success coaching – one-on-one guidance from a pro, customized to what you need, when you need it.

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FAQ about online learning at Oregon State

2 minute read All questions are good questions, and when it comes to pursuing a college degree online, it’s almost a guarantee that they’ve been asked before — or thousands of times before. In this final installment of a three-part Ask Ecampus series, we share five more of the most commonly searched Q&A pairs in our database.

Adrian Gonzalez is pursuing an online zoology degree with Oregon State and takes part in a student club from a distance.

Student clubs create a sense of belonging for Oregon State’s distance learners

3 minute read Nearly 100 student-led clubs and organizations are open to Oregon State’s online learners. The benefits of joining a club from a distance are real. Just ask Adrian Gonzalez — an Ecampus zoology major who is also a member of OSU’s Wildlife Conservation Club.

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The best path to redirect your life is to go back to school, online

4 minute read As someone who has worked in higher education for the past 22 years, I can’t stop thinking about those who have experienced the largest increases in unemployment: adult workers with low educational attainment. When you are already working full time, raising a family and paying rent or mortgage, financing college can be a deterrent and downright daunting. The good news is that there are multiple and growing ways to make college more affordable for adult learners.

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Earn an economics degree online and learn from real-world economists

3 minute read Oregon State offers an economics bachelor’s degree online through OSU Ecampus, and having Ph.D. instructors like Taylor Rhodes on the faculty is one of the program’s many benefits. It means students learn from faculty who have immense firsthand knowledge of how economics course concepts are applied in the real world.