2010
5/6/10 — USA Today
Mother's Day brings college degree for some single moms
More than once, Bailey Osborne thought about dropping out. Like the time her washing machine caught fire. And when daughter Madison was in bed for 11 days with swine flu...
4/14/10 — Huffington Post
And The Winner Is...Everybody
In March of this year, the Mindshare Awards, acknowledging innovative websites that support lifelong learning, creativity, professional skills, or social responsibility in 25 categories...
3/12/10 — London Free Press
Moms back at school turn into lifelong learners
Mothers who decide to go back to school are often motivated by a desire to advance their careers or be a good role model for their children, but the experience gives them self-confidence and turns them into lifelong learners, a new study says.
3/1/10 — NY Daily News
Kepcher: Online degree easier for working parents
For working adults, juggling the demands of college is considerably tougher. It can be so tough for working parents that many find they can't pull it off.
2/3/10 — U.S. News & World Report
Online Education Scholarships Help Parents Return to School
For many parents who split their time between 40-hour workweeks and taking care of their kids, the idea of continuing their education seems almost impossible. An online learning site called eLearners.com has helped parents overcome the three main barriers to returning to school: time, money, and lack of confidence.
1/28/10 — NWJobs - Nine to Thrive Blog
Working parents: Win free tuition for a higher education degree
Good news for parents itching to go back to school but lacking the time or money. Project Working Mom 2010 will award up to 285 full-tuition scholarships totaling about $5 million to parents (dads included!) interested in attending an accredited online educational institution.
1/22/10 — Campus Technology
Project Working Mom 2010 Offers Millions in Scholarships for Online Degrees
The Lamplighter congratulates Ellette DiPietro of Haverhill, who recently was awarded a full scholarship to Capella University from eLeaners.com.
1/22/10 — Hoboken Progress
Project Working Mom 2010 launches, offering parents nearly $5 million in tuition-free online scholarships
Based in Hoboken, eLearners.com, a web resource of EducationDynamics, which connects prospective students with online classes, on Jan. 13 announced the launch of "Project Working Mom 2010."
1/20/10 — Haverhill Gazette
Scholarships for working mothers
The Lamplighter congratulates Ellette DiPietro of Haverhill, who recently was awarded a full scholarship to Capella University from eLeaners.com.
1/20/10 — The Outlook Online
School briefs for Jan. 20
eLearners.com, a Web resource of EducationDynamics, which connects prospective students with online classes, has launched "Project Working Mom 2010." The program will award up to 285 full-tuition scholarships, totaling nearly $5 million to participating accredited online institutions.
1/15/10 — Tonic.com
Project Working Mom 2010 Lets Mom Go to School, Too
Working moms don't get to take much time for themselves, which can hold them back from bettering their families' fortunes... Project Working Mom 2010 has an answer: online classes and a little financial help.
1/6/10 — Associated Baptist Press
Opinion: Internet resources to help keep your resolutions
What do you want to accomplish in the year ahead? January is a great time to start a resolution — Time magazine says nearly half of us will...These Internet sites may help:
NPR
Quote from: Project Working Mom 2010 Launches, Offering Parents Nearly $5 Million in Tuition-Free Scholarships
"They recognize that education is a powerful force not only for their lives but also as they serve as a role model for their children." SOURCE: PR Newswire
2009
12/5/09 — Time.com - Detroit Blog
Listening to Detroit
About a month ago, I blogged about the eLearners.com Empowerment Tour, which visited Detroit over the summer. The career coaches who attended included Michael Cushman and Ayn Fox, and both said they were powerfully affected by the experience.
11/10/09 — Time.com - Detroit Blog
Learning to cope or what a career coach discovered in Detroit
Monday was another crushing day for Metro Detroit....I had asked Michael Cushman to give the Detroit blog some ideas on how to approach the job hunt. It seems like the right time to share his words. Cushman served as a career coach on the eLearners.com Empowerment Tour, which traveled across the United States this summer offering free career coaching.
11/4/09 — CBS 11 Texas
Project Awards Scholarships To Working Parents
One organization is handing out cash to working moms in North Texas who want to go back to school. And in some cases those scholarships are worth tens of thousands of dollars.
10/12/09 — Examiner.com
Tuition Costs Are the Biggest Barrier for Earning a Degree, According to eLearners.com
Today, eLearners.com posted the findings from their recent survey conducted by Kelton Research that identified perceived barriers Americans have for going back to school to earn a degree. eLearners discovered that four in ten believe the cost for higher education is the biggest barrier and an additional 10 percent worry about the actual value of a degree.
9/8/09 — FOX 11 - Los Angeles
eLearners.com's Empowerment Tour comes to LA
"In this Job Shop report, we'll be taking a look at a great program available to job seekers... eLearners.com's Empowerment Tour. eLearners.com is running what it's calling the "Empowerment Tour" as part of its Career Stimulus Package to help people retool their skills for future job and career opportunities."
8/24/09 — ABC 4 - Salt Lake City
Career Stimulus Package rolls through Utah
A group of career coaches stopped by Salt Lake City on a 40 city tour Monday. As part of the Empowerment Tour, the career coaches offer free coaching sessions and give participants an opportunity to win full-tuition scholarships. Organizers call the "Career Stimulus Package" a chance for unemployed or underemployed Americans to improve their career situations.
8/17/09 — KARE 11 NBC - Minnesota
Signs the recession is over: Why millions of families may not feel like it is for some time
Even if some are smiling on Wall Street, it's not fair to paint the economic picture as rosy for everyone. "From the human side, the human story it's a difficult situation because a lot of people have been unemployed for a long time," career coach Michael Cushman said Monday. "The truth is it's slow to pick people back up; they won't do that until the business is there," Cushman said of businesses re-hiring laid off workers. Today the Empowerment Tour, led by Cushman, stopped at the Mall of America. Its part of a national program to help folks looking for work, find the work, or schooling that is right for them."
8/10/09 — KansasCity.com
Career coaches to provide free advice at Power & Light District
"Career coaches affiliated with the eLearners.com national "Empowerment Tour" will provide free advice from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Power & Light District. The national program primarily is aimed at helping adults who lack bachelor's degrees and need continuing education and career preparation, especially from online college programs."
8/10/09 — The St. Louis American
Career Stimulus Package Empowerment Tour Comes to St. Louis
Tomorrow (Tues., Aug. 11), the "Empowerment Tour", part of eLearners.com's Career Stimulus Package campaign, will come to St. Louis to offset the crisis of undereducated, underemployed adult Americans....The national program is aimed at helping adults, of whom more than 70% do not have a bachelor's degree, kick start their careers through education.
8/10/09 — WIBC 93.1 FM
"Empowerment Tour" Makes Indy Stop Today
Empowerment Tour 2009, a summer-long coast-to-coast tour of career coaches, is making a stop in Indianapolis on Monday. In partnership with eLearners.com, the tour has a team of career coaches, guest speakers and scholarships for online courses.
8/9/09 — FOX28.com - WSJV South Bend
National tour makes a stop in Elkhart
"With high unemployment numbers across the county, A national organization is hitting the road to offer help. It's called the Career Stimulus Empowerment Tour and they're focused on helping adults get back to work. The tour stopped in at the Elkhart YMCA. They offered everything from life coaching, career advice, and education. They say confidence is first on the agenda, but time is the second challenge adults face when readjusting their lives."
7/31/09 — WKYC NBC - Good Company Today
Stephanie Clark: Visit the Empowerment Tour
Entrepreneur and Career Coach Stephanie Clark talks with us about her experiences starting 3 businesses as a single mom. She also explains the goals of the Empowerment Tour which strives to help those with education in order to attain a successful career.
7/29/09 — WTAE ABC 4: The Pittsburgh Channel
Free Career Counseling At Waterfront
If you're looking for a new job, or considering changing careers, you may want to swing by The Waterfront in Homestead on Wednesday.
7/26/09 — NJ.com
Getting Over Fears Clears the Path to Success
"According to Ayn Fox, a career coach currently participating in a nationwide Empowerment Tour sponsored by eLearners.com, "one of the underlying causes of fear in the job process is a concern that you will fail, be rejected and made to feel incompetent and worthless."
7/21/09 — NJ.com
Newark Hosts Career Empowerment Tour
Council President Mildred Crump is doing everything in her power to transform and kick start careers through education. The Empowerment Tour, which is part of the Career Stimulus Package by eLearners.com, came to Newark City Hall Monday...Council President Crump was joined by Mayor Cory Booker in welcoming the tour to Newark.
7/16/09 — KYW1060.com
In Phila., Online Universities Promote Scholarship Availability
The "Empowerment Tour," carrying what it called a 'Career Stimulus Package,' arrived in Philadelphia on Thursday.
7/14/09 — Examiner.com
Empowerment Tour 2009: Coming to a city near you
"Would you like to go back to school, but don?t have the money to make this dream come true?Do you feel stuck in your career or job search and need some advice? If you answered yes to either, this may be your ticket to advancing to your goal!"
7/10/09 — ENVY
Meet Flavia Colgan: Touring for the Greater Good
"The Empowerment Tour is part of eLearners.com's, Career Stimulus Package campaign. It is dedicated to raising awareness about the Career Stimulus Package which raises millions in scholarships and paid job training to millions of American people who may be reconsidering their career path or are actively struggling with the idea of continuing an education. Educate, Empower and Employ; the motivating and honest slogan of the Empowerment Tour."
7/9/09 — Nashville Business Journal
Career coaches coming to Nashville
"Free career and educational assistance is coming to Nashville as part of a roving, 40-city ?Empowerment Tour? sponsored by eLearners.com. The event is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, July 10, at the Nashville Farmers' Market. It is aimed at helping adults, especially those without a college degree, break the cycle of unemployment or underemployment by helping them continue their education."
7/5/09 — Examiner.com
Career Stimulus Package offers career coaching, scholarships, internships
"Over 100 full-ride scholarships and 100 paid internships will be offered at an upcoming RV Empowerment Tour stopping in 40 cities throughout the summer. The RV Tour is part of a larger campaign called "The Career Stimulus Package," which is sponsored by eLearners.com along with major college and corporate sponsors from across the country."
7/1/09 — 11Alive.com
'Empowerment Tour' Offers Career Coaching for Adults
"Adults looking to make a career change, whether they have been laid off or not, have the chance to get some free advice, thanks to a national tour. The Empowerment Tour, sponsored by eLearners.com is making two stops in Atlanta, as part of a nationwide tour. Wednesday, the tour stopped at the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta. Tuesday the tour will stop at Atlantic Station."
6/24/09 — Tampa Bay Online
Tour brings education, employment assistance to Tampa
"The Empowerment Tour, on a 40-city agenda to help people get educated and employed, is in Tampa today. The program which helps underecated, underemployed adults focus on careers will take place until 5 p.m. today at Joe Chillura Courthouse Square on the 600 block of Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Tampa."
6/16/09 — Pegasus News
Audio interview: Flavia Colgan brings the Empowerment Tour to the Dallas Public Library
"eLearners.com is a collective of 200 colleges and universities offering online degree programs ranging from Associate to Ph.D. They've just kicked off what they're calling the Empowerment Tour (a.k.a. the Career Stimulus Package), with Dallas as their second stop amongst the forty cities they'll be visiting over the next couple of months. (The tour ends in Los Angeles on Sept 7.)"
6/12/09 — KDVR Denver
Tackling undereducated, underemployed working adults
"They came for free on the spot career coaching to kick start careers. With Colorado unemployment at a 22 year high, jobs that are being filled require advanced education. Out of reach for more than 70 percent who don't have college or advanced degrees or just can't go back to school..."
6/9/09 — Denver Business Journal
Adult-education tour kicks off Friday at Skyline Park
"A new national program to promote education for adults kicks off its national tour Friday at Skyline Park in Denver. The "Career Stimulus Package Empowerment Tour," sponsored by Hoboken, N.J.-based elearners.com, takes place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. outdoors at the park, which is at 17th and Arapahoe streets."
5/6/09 — Lacrosse Tribune.com
'It was really a miracle' Mother wins full-ride scholarship to college on TV show
On the April 20 episode of "The Tyra Banks Show", "Project Working Mom...and Dads Too!" and Tyra surprised Robin Bucholz and four other moms with scholarships to online schools.
3/2/09 — KansasCity.com
Online education project gives a KC working mom the chance to make good
Late one night last summer, a pop-up ad on Dias? computer told her about a program called Project Working Mom that would send a few single mothers to college online. For free...
Dias was one of 93 moms chosen from more than 120,000 applicants to receive full-ride scholarships.
2/26/09 — Sidelines
Project Working Mom to include Dads
Scholarships given by Project Working Mom this year will make it easier for parents to get or finish their degrees and set an example for their children.
2/23/09 — Working Mother
Job Coach: What Now?
Laid off or just looking for a salary bump? Surf the web to find affordable online schooling that will take your career to the next level.
2/13/09 — Adobe Press
Back to school for mom: Online scholarship offers second chance at college education
One semester into an online college course in pursuit of an associate degree in graphic design, Donna Gannon was trying to figure out how she was going to pay for her next semester.
2008
12/14/08 — Detroit Free Press
Detroiter pens $40,000 essay
The 43-year-old Detroit working mother won a scholarship, valued at approximately $40,000, to earn a four-year degree through online courses offered by Ashford University, a long-established university in Iowa.
11/29/08 — Missourian
Columbia mother wins full-ride scholarship for online education
Columbia mom Sandy Decker?s earned her a full-ride scholarship to college. Her essay, which she entered into a contest called Project Working Mom, was one of 40 chosen from among 50,000 entries for a prize of a tuition-free online education.
11/27/08 — CJ Online
Topeka mom wins full scholarship for online university
Lisa Welch-Corwin has given her four children the role model of a hard worker, but she also wants to be a role model as a college-educated hard worker. Welch-Corwin entered an online contest and won an all-expenses-paid scholarship to get a degree in public relations and marketing.
9/29/08 — Crescent News
Edon mom wins associate degree scholarship
One of the best ways to get ahead and find a better-paying job is to earn a college degree. But in these tough economic times, some people have to choose between paying their utility bills or filling their gas tank, not necessarily worrying about tuition.
9/22/08 — The Sun News
Moms head to school, work force
Facing increasing costs for gas and child care, more moms in the coastal Carolinas and across the nation are making their way back into the work force, and some are finding alternative ways to get their college degrees to increase their income.
9/9/08 — Times Herald-Record
Smart businesspeople keep on going to school
A lot of working moms don't have that support system, which makes online classes a very attractive option. Project Working Mom (www.elearners.com/projectworkingmom) offers full-ride scholarships for online programs from the associate's to the Ph.D. level, enabling women the chance to have the education they need to excel in their careers.
9/3/08 — Bankrate
Online schools can be a practical alternative for working adults who want to update career skills
Most students enrolled in online universities have historically been employed adults between the ages of 23 and 40, says Andrew Gansler, president of the Prospecting Services Division at EducationDynamics.
9/2/08 — ABC News
Moms getting online degrees
Helen MacDermott is with the Web site, "ProjectWorkingMom.com," which encourages online courses for women. She has a 4-year-old daughter, and is also working toward an online master's degree.
8/23/08 — Daily Camera
Online scholarships offered to moms
[Project Working Mom] awards working mothers full-ride scholarships to five online schools, which provide the financial aid for the awards.
8/18/08 — Diverse Education
Study: Many Americans Experience Job Opportunity Loss for Not Having Academic Degree
One recent study (commissioned for eLearners.com), highlighting the role that many believe formal education plays in the workplace, reports that almost one in five (19 percent) Americans say they know someone at their current or past job who has been passed over for a job because they didn?t have the right academic degree.
8/3/08 — Chattanooga Time Free Press
Working Mothers Look For Break To Dead-End Jobs
Moms working paycheck to paycheck with very little opportunity to get a job promotion represent a silent crisis rippling through our economy, according to Helen MacDermott, Content Director for EducationDynamics of Project Working Mom.
7/21/08 — Public News Service
No More Pencils, No More Books: Online College Offers Help To Working Moms
[Project Working Mom] is a program that provides scholarships specifically to help single mothers improve their earning potential—especially, she says, during tough economic times.
7/18/08 — The Index-Journal
Ninety Six woman 1 of 42 nationally to receive scholarship
Out of 50,000 applicants from across the country, a Ninety Six woman was one of only 42 recipients of full scholarships through Project Working Mom. Candy Atkins, a 34-year-old, single, working mother from Ninety Six, is pursuing her master’s degree in public administration from Walden University.
7/16/08 — MarketWatch
Penn Foster College Helps Working Moms Get Back to School with 'Project Working Mom' Scholarships
Penn Foster College today announced it has joined forces with eLearners.com to launch "Project Working Mom 2" to provide working mothers full scholarships. This comes on the heels of the first phase of Project Working Mom, which awarded $2 million in scholarships to some of the more than 50,000 applicants that applied.
7/7/08 — Bucks County Courier Times
Scholarships for working moms
Working mothers are now eligible for scholarships to online colleges and universities. Through "Project Working Mom 2," a campaign launched by the Web resource eLearners.com, moms can overcome the obstacles of time, money and confidence to help achieve their educational dreams.
7/2/08 — UWeekly
Diploma download: Online degrees gain popularity among college students
According to elearners.com, some of the most sought-after online programs are in the fields of business and health administration. There are now approximately 175 accredited online colleges and schools available for prospective students.
6/30/08 — Worcester Telegram & Gazette Online
Note to working moms
$2 million in full-ride scholarships for working mothers can be found at ProjectWorkingMom.com. The project is sponsored by eLearners.com, a Web resource of EducationDynamics.
5/9/08 — The Christian Science Monitor
For Working Moms, A Way To Connect With College
About 40 mothers are receiving scholarships from Project Working Mom to earn degrees online. Set up by eLearners.com, a New Jersey company that promotes accredited online education, Project Working Mom is distributing $2 million from AIU, Walden University, and DeVry University.
5/8/08 — Philly Burbs
Juggling work and school
When it comes to balancing the need to hit the books and the needs of your job, eLearners.com offers some pretty sensible solutions.
5/1/08 — My West Texas
Women Look To Benefit From Online College Scholarship Program
As her middle child heads to college this fall, Betty Joe Smith is hoping to do the same. Project Working Mom, a program that has teamed with three online universities to provide full tuition scholarships to working mothers, is hoping to help Smith and other women like her further their education.
4/3/08 — The Gazette
Online courses aid working mothers
Strong support for all online students, especially working mothers, is also recognized nationally by eLearners.com, an Internet database of online college courses. The company recently introduced "Project Working Mom," an online resource offering course selection, guides to financing further education and an online forum for moms to chat with one another.
3/23/08 — Deseret News
Financial aid offered for moms
Project Working Mom is asking for working or stay-at-home moms, and dads, in the Salt Lake City area and throughout the United States, to apply for scholarships available only to their demographic, allowing them to go back to school and better their lives.
3/17/08 — Kansas City Star
Scholarship program hopes to help single working moms get better jobs
Recognizing this problem, eLearners.com earlier this year announced a partnership with three online universities — DeVry University, American InterContinental University and Walden University — to grant at least $2 million in full-ride scholarships to working moms.
2/29/08 — Hartford Courant
New College Scholarship Help For Working Moms
The funding comes from eLearners.com in collaboration with online colleges American Intercontinental University, DeVry University and Walden University.
2/11/08 — NY Daily News
Working moms get help going back to school
When it comes to advancing their careers, few groups face tougher odds than single moms. One might think financial aid would be a good option, but the system is designed to cater to full-time, campus-based students. So where can a single working mom get a break? One place is a program developed by eLearners.com and several online universities called "Project Working Mom: Putting Education to Work."
2/1/08 — ADOTAS
How the Internet Revolutionized Education
Adotas spoke with the CMO and VP of Business Development for eLearners.com Terrence Thomas to delve deeper into the rapidly growing world of online education.
2007
10/5/07 — Cherry Hill Courier Post
Transcriptionist demand to grow
To help explain the profession and answer the questions people have as they consider their career options, eLearners.com has launched a Guide to Medical Transcription at www.elearners.com/guide/medical-transcription.asp.
9/7/07 — U.S. News & World Report
The New Rules of Finding Aid
About half the states already offer tuition assistance for certain professions, especially public-service roles such as teaching and nursing. Kentucky has a program for teachers, and Connecticut offers one for engineers, for example. "A lot of people don't know about them," says Terrence Thomas, chief marketing officer for eLearners.com, which lists state programs.
8/22/07 — Woman's World
Win a scholarship for online learning!
Today, you can take courses in practically anything online! Visit www.eLearners.com for information about more than 2,000 online degrees and certificates offered by more than 150 institutions … and for a chance to win $1,500 to help get your online education started!
7/23/07 — EducationCrossing.com
Learning Your Way to a New Career
eLearners.com offers an extensive database of more than 2,000 online degrees, online colleges, and online universities. Prospective students can search the database to find the programs that match their career-assessment recommendations.
7/13/07 — Yahoo! Finance®
The Top 25 Home-Based Business Ideas
Medical claims billing. This industry is one of the most popular work-from-home businesses—so much so that suspect companies have been popping up on the Internet and in classified advertisements. eLearners.com can help you locate transcription training courses online.
6/21/07 — Entrepreneur.com
Cash In on 'I Do': 43 Business Ideas
Bridal consulting is also big business. Companies like eLearners.com offer online bridal consultant programs, so you can become certified from home.
6/12/07 — Chicago Sun Times
Popularity leads to credibility for online degree programs
The eLearners Web site receives close to 1 million unique visitors per month and offers information on more than 1,600 accredited online degrees and 6,000 online courses.
6/1/07 — Leatherneck Magazine
Whether service on base, overseas, or aboard ship, many military personnel are turning to online resources to obtain an education.
Anyone interested in pursuing an online degree program might find this new resource from eLearners.com helpful: its "Guide to Online Education" is a free handbook for prospective and current online students, offering a how-to guide for successful online learning.
5/1/07 — eSchool News Online
For prospective online students, this "Guide to Online Education" is a great place to start
The "Guide to Online Education" is a definitive how-to guide launched by eLearners.com to help students considering or participating in an online education.
4/30/07 — LawCrossing.com
Distance Education: Bringing Law School into Your Living Room
In order to address the growing demand for distance education, sites such as eLearners.com and GradSchools.com are providing students with the means to get good educations from the comfort of their homes at their own convenience.
4/15/07 — KansasCity.com
Choosing a Small, Independent College: Smaller nonpublic schools often offer cozier class sizes and generous aid packages.
This e-schooler's Debt-Free College Guide includes a state-by-state listing of available forgiveness and loan repayment programs, scholarships and grants, and tax credits and deductions available to help cut higher education costs.
3/08/07 — USA Today
Go online to improve your education
If local schools don't suit your needs, look at other options. Try Degrees Online, eLearners and Directory of Schools. These sites will help you locate online programs.
2/14/07 — Los Angeles Daily News
DeVry bows to change and plans move to mall
At the Web site eLearners.com, a clearinghouse for information about online education, chat room posts address cheating. "Personally, I can see how someone with enough money and not enough time might be tempted to fall into such a trap and offer to pay another individual to take the classes for them," writes a user called Steve.
2/8/07 — Machine Design
The Truth About Online Education
A survey by eLearners.com asked online higher-education students what they thought was the biggest myth about online learning and what they liked about learning online. Here are the responses and findings.
1/19/2007 — Tacoma Daily Index
Going back to school—online!
"Once you latch on to the idea of taking an online course or working toward a degree, research advice on how you can be successful at it. The Web site http://www.elearners.com offers many tips, including how to set up a home office for online learning, how to write an "A+" discussion posting and how to effectively participate in a live chat session."
1/10/2007 — AccountingWEB
Degree Seekers Stay Home in Top Cities for Online Learning
The quest for knowledge is greatest in America's largest city, New York, that can now boast to having the biggest number of prospective students who seek online programs. eLearners.com, the leading resource for connecting students with online education, analyzed its database of prospective students and the results showed that the largest metro areas are the leading top 10 cities for people seeking an education online.
1/08/2007 — East Bay Business Times
Bay Area Students Rank 10th In Online Learning
"Despite the Bay Area's reputation as the top business-technology area in the United States, the number of Bay Area students taking online courses is only the 10th highest in the United States. According to a study of its own database by eLearners.com, which offers college-level degree and certificate courses online, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area ranks 10th in the number of prospective students seeking online educational programs."
1/05/2007 — Distance Learning Today, featured in USA Today
Is Online Learning Right for You?
"Online courses can be a terrific way to both pick up the education you need and still be able to work, parent, or juggle the many commitments that define most adult lives. But is it right for you? One way to find out is to think through some of the issues you may confront as an online student. eLearners.com®, a leading resource for connecting students with online education, has studied the characteristics that define successful online learners."
2006
11/15/2006 — eSchool News Online
Site of the Week for Wednesday, November 15, 2006
"eLearners.com, a resource for connecting students with online education, has added a new section of its Web site devoted to blogs and forums. The new section gives current and prospective online learners the opportunity to share ideas, thoughts, and concerns related to their online learning experience."
11/01/2006 — The Greentree Gazette
In a Gazette Minute
"We're an online education directory. Our mission is to connect prospective students to educational programs that are the best suited to their goals. In the process, we want to provide schools with enrollment prospects of unparalleled quality. More than 120 U.S. institutions use our services."
10/02/2006 — CollegeJournal
Accounting, Finance, And a J.D.— a Good Mix?
"eLearners.com, a Web portal for online learners, has a free tool on its Web site that may help you decide whether online education is right for you. With a slew of questions about learning style and technological skills, it can help figure out if you'll succeed at an online program, according to Andrew Gansler, chief executive of eLearners.com in Hoboken, N.J."
8/29/2006 — Chief Learning Officer
Survey by eLearners.com Explores Myths About Online Learning
"When online higher-education students were asked what they think the biggest myth is about online learning, their top three responses were: 'It requires less time and effort,' 'The work is easier' and 'It is a less effective educational/learning format,' according to a recent survey by eLearners.com."
8/01/2006 — The Coloradoan
A Fine Mess: Unkempt Desk Earns Fort Collins Resident a New Computer
"You name it. It's on Jodi Miles' desk. 'Pop cans, peanut butter sandwiches, paper, everything,' the Fort Collins resident said. 'It's narrow … There is nowhere to write.' But the messy desk earned Miles the first runner-up prize in a national contest with more than 200 entries. She sent a picture of her offending desk to the Your Home Campus contest organized by eLearners.com and won a new Hewlett-Packard computer."
7/21/2006 — Gainesville Sun
Desk Mess Wins Local Woman Big Award
"For Renee Herbert, the mess paid off. With her home office overwhelmed by papers, supplies and computer software, Herbert entered eLearners.com's Your Home Campus contest last winter in the search for the messiest-desk photo. Though she was just one of more than 200 photos with rampant sticky notes, overflowing file cabinets and coffee-soiled desktops, judges eventually selected her desk as one of three finalists."
5/14/2006 — Orlando Sentinel
Home Front
"Taking courses online can be a convenient way to knock out degree requirements—as long as you keep your mind on your work and not TV. In a survey, eLearners.com found that many home offices/classrooms are poorly lit, cluttered, uncomfortable and don't provide a quiet space for work."
5/07/2006 — The Star
Home is Where The Office Is: Tips Help Create Computer Space in Small Areas
"Helping to make that space better for work and play, eLearners.com has teamed with lifestyle designer Hannah Keeley to create several cost-effective designs that will work in any learning environment."
4/03/2006 — Army Times
To Find Best Online School, Do Your Homework
"One company that offers employment assistance to separating military members, Transition Assistance Online (www.TAOnline.com), has partnered with eLearners.com to provide more education information to their job search site."
2005
Dec 2005 — College News Magazine
Online Degrees: New Trend In Higher Education
Mike Sucacin, 28, dropped out of college eight years ago, but thanks to DeVry University's accelerated online degree program, he'll graduate with a bachelor's degree in business information systems in seven months. "I don't want to work on a production line for the rest of my life," Sucacin said of his job assembling car seats. "I want to find a better job to be a better provider for my family." According to Andrew Gansler, Chief Operating Officer of eLearners.com, a Web site that helps connect the "online learner with the appropriate e-learning provider," Mike Sucacin is exactly the type of student an online institution wants.
Fall 2005 — The Link
Effective Marketing Practices of Online Ed
The effective marketing of online education is an involved process that demands attention to detail. This article synthesizes countless lessons we have learned over the past five years of helping schools acquire new students into what we consider the seven best practices.
10/2005 — Parents Magazine
Cheap Ways to Get Smart
Sign up for cyberschool. Visit eLearners.com to enroll in classes like dream analysis for $150 or scalp and neck massage for just $5.
9/26/2005 — Community College Week
Online Educators Open Virtual Doors for Displaced Students
In the wake of Katrina, many schools and organizations have stepped up to offer displaced students the information and assistance they need to continue their educations. The online education community has also opened their virtual doors to these students. eLearners.com, an online marketing firm that aims to connect students with online educational opportunities, has set up a database to aid in the process.
9/26/2005 — The News Record
UC Welcomes Hurricane Victims
In light of Katrina, many other universities, colleges and services have also leant their support to students attending schools in the Gulf region. Web services such as eLearners.com are offering free services to connect students displaced by Hurricane Katrina to colleges seeking to temporarily enroll them.
9/12/2005 — Nikkei Sangyō Shimbun (Nikkei Industrial News)
eLearners Provides School Matching Service for Students of Hurricane Affected Area, Free of Charge
9/06/2005 — MarketWatch
Colleges Come To Aid of Displaced Gulf Coast Students
eLearners.com, based in Hoboken, N.J., is a Web portal that provides resources to online learners. The company has created a database of both displaced students and colleges and universities seeking to help. Visit the Web site. Called The Katrina Relief College Database, it allows students to register themselves and search for schools and programs so that colleges and universities can get in touch with them, and vice versa. "My hunch is that there are going to be hundreds of schools stepping up to the table, so all those students are easily going to be taken care of," said C.J. DeSantis, president and CEO of eLearners.com.
9/03/2005 — The Beaumont Enterprise
Web Site Helps La. Students
The estimated 75,000 to 100,000 college students displaced because of Hurricane Katrina can get online help at eLearners.com, a matchmaking Web site that places students with colleges for online course and degree opportunities. Founder and CEO C.J. Desantis said the Web site, which is based in Hoboken, N.J., has begun contacting more than 120 universities to help students find a college that will meet their educational needs.
2004
9/2004 — Real Simple Magazine
Master Class
Consider one of the more than 6,200 online classes—from floral design to Japanese language to M.B.A. courses—listed at www.eLearners.com. If you're leery of the idea of e-academia, click on the "eLearners Advisor" tab for help in deciding whether you're ready to point, click, and learn.
7/01/2004-8/01/2004 — BizEd Magazine
Tracking the Trends in Online Learning
eLearners.com, a Web site that connects prospective students with sources of online education, recently launched its eLearners Index (www.eLearnersindex.com), a research product that tracks the popularity of online degree programs.
6/15/2004 — Woman's Day (p.126)
Log On: 13 Things You Never Knew You Could Do Online
5.) Go back to college. At eLearners.com (www.eLearners.com) you can research degrees, certificates and courses from online colleges and schools.
2/03/2004 — eLearn Magazine
Predictions For 2004, E-Learning Visionaries Look To The Future
"Last year, online colleges became more aggressive and effective at online advertising. As a result, many schools now get thousands of new student inquiries each month. In 2004, as these institutions compete for the same potential students, their focus will shift inward. Those that become most effective at prioritizing their inquiries and converting them to enrollments will thrive at the expense of the rest." — C.J. DeSantis, President, eLearners.com, Inc.
1/26/2004 — University Business
New Web Site Will Help Students Assess Success with Online Education
eLearners, a Web site that connects students to online education sources, is offering eLearners Advisor to help students determine their readiness for completing online studies.
2003
9/18/2003 — EdPath.com
The New World of Online Marketing for Distance Educators: How Higher Ed Institutions (Especially For-Profits) and Internet-Savvy Marketing Companies are Prospecting Over the Web for Potential Students
This article discusses options that Higher Education institutions have for marketing their offerings. It reviews eLearners.com and several other distance learning wWeb sites.
9/04/2003 — Investors Business Daily
Go The Distance Online
This article discussed how eLearners Founder, C.J. DeSantis, came to earn his master's degree online at George Washington University.
11/15/2002 — Link-Up Digital
College Classes Online: How To Get Started
eLearners at http://www.elearners.com/ allows you to browse for degrees, certificates, and diplomas and separates the categories so that you can look for continuing education or non-accredited programs. Following the link to Diploma Mills provided a terrific checklist on how to spot such a program."
