Location Counts: eLearning Site Localedu.com Helps Students Choose University
Research shows that college success may be tied to geographic location. A recent report by the College Student Journal revealed significant learning differences between a Midwestern school and a Western university. These findings suggest that students should take a close look at location before choosing a school. LocalEdu.com, a resource site that helps students find distance learning programs and traditional schools by location, allows users to search for schools by state or even by zip code to find the right place to study.
(PRWEB) November 15, 2006 -- The necessity for students to find the right geographic location for schooling through Web sites like LocalEdu.com, an elearning resource of online and campus classes and schools available by location, is more important than ever since college success has been recently tied to where the student chooses to go to college. The 2003 study by College Student Journal (CSJ), which publishes original investigations and theoretical papers about student learning and behavior, found that students attending academically similar schools in different geographic areas had different ways of learning.
"The College Student Journal study backs up LocalEdu.com's mission to help students research schools by geographic area. We want to help students figure out which school will provide them with the most successful experience, and since location has been found to be really important, we think that LocalEdu.com will be invaluable to many students," states LocalEdu.com spokesperson Adam Lee.
The CSJ study compared a Western university to a Midwestern university and concluded that there were significant differences in the way the students processed information in different regions. Since being in the right location may be crucial to having academic success, LocalEdu.com strives to help students answer not only the questions of what and why, but also where.
The U.S. Department of Education also emphasizes the importance of location. Three of six suggested questions to potential students include:
| | - Do I prefer an urban, suburban, or rural environment?
- Would I be happier in a small college or at a large university?
- Do I want to live at home or go away to school?
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LocalEdu.com (http://www.localedu.com/) offers students several different ways to find the school that meets their needs, whether elearning or traditional. Students can search for a variety of educational interests such as online classes as a part of a distance education or a degree program at a convenient campus location. Searches can be done by state or by zip code.
LocalEdu.com is an educational resource that provides students with information on cities, schools, and educational programs. Students can search the LocalEdu.com Directory to find universities, colleges, and vocational schools anywhere they want to go to school -- from California to Florida, Texas to Illinois (http://www.localedu.com/).
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