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        <title><![CDATA[55 unemployed, no degree and no work]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Three years ago, I lost my job.  I had run out of work options because I had two years of accumulated college courses but no degree. So, I sought to return to college, which I'd attended in my youth.  I could find part-time work and so attended community college got my associate degree and transferred to a university.I'm now a senior in my senior year attending full-time year round.  I have just started receiving a pension, but intend to go back to work.  I am dyslexic and ADHD, which I did not understand when I attended college in my youth.  I would find online courses incredibly difficult in a non-classroom setting - so they are not for everyone.Upon graduation, I will be taking online courses for a Masters Degree.  I hope to be working while attending grad school.  Nonetheless it will be with a public institution because I know they will provide support for my different abilities so I can get the most out of my education.  It would be my guess that such support won't be forthcoming from private schools.Finally, I agree that online has value for those who are employed and employable.  I was not and I am thankful to get a second chance to earn my three degrees.  I intend to go back into the workforce for as long as possible]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[education]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[To me what differentiated High Speed Universities from a plethora of other online schools was the regional accreditation, competency based programs and the how fast you can get the degree.]]></description>
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