Community colleges offer the best deals in online associate degrees if cost concerns you. Online community colleges, which are funded by your tax dollars, are dedicated to providing work training, continuing education and online certificates in hot careers such as health care, medical coding and records, legal assisting, and computer programming.
State residents typically pay the lowest tuition for online courses, though some states also allow non-residents to enroll in classes online at a reduced rate.
Cost can be as low as $75 per credit — often two to three times cheaper than online associate degrees and certificates offered by private two-year college systems.
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Online Community Colleges
If you can’t find the online course, certificate or associate degree you need in the Get Educated directory check the list below to see if your state offers online courses or online associate degrees via a public online community college system.
Arizona – Rio Salado Community College Online
One of the largest online community college certificate and degree programs
California Virtual Campus
Guide to online associate degrees and courses from California colleges
Colorado Community Colleges Online
List of 13 community colleges in Colorado that offer online classes, degrees, and certificates
Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium
Online courses and degrees from Connecticut’s accredited colleges and universities
Florida Distance Learning Consortium
List of Florida community colleges online
Illinois Community Colleges Online (ILCCO)
Consortium of Illinois Community Colleges sharing online courses and degree programs
Indiana – Ivy Tech Community College Online
Indiana’s two-year public college system with 350 online classes and 12 online degrees
Iowa Community College Online Consortium
List of e-learning courses and degrees from state colleges in Iowa
Kansas Online Community Colleges Consortium
Public community colleges and two-year online degree programs in Kansas
Kansas City Regional Access Consortium for Higher Education (KC REACHE)
Distance education courses and degrees in Kansas
MarylandOnline
Distance education and e-learning courses in Maryland
Massachusetts Colleges Online (MCO)
List of 15 community colleges and 9 state online colleges in Massachusetts
Michigan Virtual Learning
Online courses and distance degrees from Michigan’s community colleges
Mississippi Virtual Community College
Online courses and degrees from Mississippi community colleges
Nevada Higher Education Distance Education Online Course Catalog
New Hampshire Community Colleges Online
List of 7 NH Community Colleges that offer 100% online courses
New Jersey Virtual Community College Consortium (NJVCCC)
An online partnership of 19 state, public community colleges
New York – SUNY Online Community Colleges
50+ online associate degree programs from the SUNY system
North Carolina – Community Colleges Online
List if 58 institutions in North Carolina Community College System with distance degrees
Ohio Learns Distance Learning Programs
Online catalog and guide to distance learning programs in Ohio
Online College of Oklahoma
Online courses offered by public universities in the Oklahoma State System
Oregon Colleges Community College Directory
Associate degree programs and virtual courses through distance learning
Southern Regional Board’s Electronic Campus
Providing learning opportunities from accredited colleges and universities
Tennessee Online Degree Programs
The Tennessee Board of Regents list of 13 online community college programs
Texas Online Community Colleges
Online courses from Texas community colleges
Community College of Vermont Online
Serving students where they live and work, at 12 academic centers around the state and online
Virginia Community College System Online
Online courses from Community Colleges in Virginia
Washington State Online Learning
Online associate degrees, courses, and certificates from 20+ 2-year colleges
Community and Technical College System of West Virginia
Online and distance learning courses from 11 West Virginia Community Colleges
Wyoming Online Community Colleges
List of distance learning courses from 7 Wyoming Community Colleges