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Degree Coaching Questions

CollegePlus! gives distance learning solutions to students and their families who are willing to earn their bachelor's degrees through a combination of credit by exam, online courses, and onsite classes, depending on the student's major.

Students often want to know if they're a good fit for Collegelus! Answers to the following questions will help you determine if you'll succeed in CollegePlus!

Why Do I Need a Coach?

It is possible to earn a degree through distance learning working alone. However, some have found this unfamiliar process overwhelming. That's why we started CollegePlus!

The CollegePlus! coach stays in contact with their student over the phone or video conferencing every two weeks, offering assistance in making a customized degree plan and in carrying out that plan to completion.

Because a coach is there to organize logistical details, students are able to fully concentrate their efforts on their studies. Feel free to meet our coaches and staff—we're here for you!

Can I Do This by Myself?

Students can complete a college degree using accelerated distance learning methods on their own. However, CollegePlus! students are guided step by step through making the best use of their time, avoiding costly mistakes that cost both time and money.

Each CollegePlus! coach has earned his or her own degree through this accelerated distance learning process and offers valuable advice, lots of encouragement, and accountability for making progress.

Without the accountability and motivation of a coach, it is difficult for students to maintain a steady pace. CollegePlus! provides comprehensive study modules and coaching feedback clearly communicating to students what they can study and a plan for how to study it.

What Is the Recommended Age to Start?

CollegePlus! requires a student's knowledge level and ability to at least be equivalent to that of a junior in high school. In most cases this would be comparable to age 16 and older. However, maturity and internal motivation have proven to be far more important at determining a student’s eligibility than their age.

Please keep in mind that many CollegePlus! students are earning dual credit by replacing the last two years of high school with college. Many earn their entire bachelor's degree before they graduate from high school.

By graduating from college early, CollegePlus! students can take advantage of practical, on the job training through internships years ahead of their peers. These short -term internships allow students to work in a field they are interested in to find out if they want to continue in it long term.

To help with life direction after graduation, CollegePlus! provides a 5–6 week Life Purpose Planning course as a part of the degree process. While it is not a diagnostic test per se, it does help students better discern their aptitudes and the skills they have acquired and how to focus them most effectively in a particular area.

The goal is to allow them to narrow their focus so that their potential career choice has the best possibility of being more enjoyable and more permanent than is currently normal in today’s society. (See: Life Purpose Planning Overview)

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