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What Are Online Degree Completion Programs?
For students who begin an associate or bachelor's degree program and don't finish, online degree completion programs can be a useful way to achieve their educational goals and graduate.
July 19, 2024
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![[Featured Image] A student studies for their master's degree at a laptop in a library despite their low GPA.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5LvvRxqMJ4jvk28LmsX7ax/709a489f069d71c71ee5f493de339580/GettyImages-1438185782.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] A person is looking at papers contemplating if they need an associate degree to get a bachelor's.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3qwa1Y3Pv6pLwHDOkwrJhi/7ad91befad3a799c40f28dd1626dd5af/GettyImages-1073699444.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured image] Two friends are at a table outside in the city looking at their phones and talking about going to college after earning their GED.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5a0oMyJkTS3qPUacnqzYmk/427ba7c84688d4ec5d8a039a614b57a3/GettyImages-1486724514.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A group of college students pose for a picture at graduation after earning their bachelor's degrees.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5tfudGbR7TF5RNDjkOr6Wk/1bb55c222760c68669b76ebbec386654/GettyImages-918565540.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A confident casual businessperson walking near the harbor and looking straight ahead while they are thinking about getting a master's degree.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5GUUIudIzLXsV2cAeytWpF/894c2a089730b05decb9e0f1667c00bd/GettyImages-1438685394.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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![[Featured Image] Two students sitting in a lounge with their laptops and tablets discussing their options after being waitlisted.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/7KEO2LiKDSespsugRULBA6/5482625eb7cc0b2c82719ea7f02cec1a/GettyImages-697388511.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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