The 杏吧专区 is one of the best online colleges, a ranking released Thursday shows.
Affordable Colleges Online designated the 杏吧专区 No. 39 in its 杏吧专区淏est Online Colleges for 2014-15杏吧专区 ranking. The ranking included a total of 83 schools selected from hundreds of U.S. accredited post-secondary institutions that offer online programs.
It examined two primary factors: quality and cost. Quality is measured by accreditation, graduation rates and a 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 reputations with employers. ACF also considers the number of online programs a school offers and its student-faculty ratio.
ACO notes that UL Lafayette offers bachelor杏吧专区檚 degrees in health services administration and kinesiology. The 杏吧专区 also has an accelerated online program that enables registered nurses to earn a bachelor杏吧专区檚 degree in nursing.
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ACO cites a 22-to-1 student teacher ratio at UL Lafayette.
ACO was created in 2012 as a resource that can help students and parents identify universities, degree programs and scholarship opportunities. It is also intended to emphasize the importance of accreditation.