Recent news clippings about eLearners

3/23/08 - Financial aid offered for moms
Education may be within reach for working 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 - Scholarship program hopes to help single working moms get better jobs
ProjectWorkingMom.com grants at least $2 million in full-ride scholarships to working moms
There are more than 10 million single moms in the United States, according to U.S. Census data, and only 16 percent have a college degree. Many of these working moms would like to find a better job, but they need a better education first.

2/29/08 - New College Scholarship Help For Working Moms
Career Guru Joyce Kennedy Answers Working Moms' Question
DEAR JOYCE: My husband was just laid off, I'm working two part-time jobs, and we have two children. I have nearly one year of college credits and had hoped to start seriously working on my bachelor's degree this year. But with things the way they are, I don't see how that can happen. Do you? -- S.L.T.

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.

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."

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."

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 website 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.

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.

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 web 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."