The University of Texas TeleCampus

The University of Texas TeleCampus is an online university that is especially useful for those needing an alternative way to earn a college degree. The University of Texas TeleCampus or UTTC offers online courses and degrees. The programs offered are Bachelor's Completion Program BAT- Health Services Technology, Bachelor's Completion in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Dental Hygiene Degree Completion and RN to BSN, as well as many courses offered online.

The purpose of UTTC is to offer students a diversified learning environment in which professors from schools within the University of Texas System offer courses in the field in which you are studying. In general you must have already completed your first two years of basic courses before beginning a completion degree at UTTC. You must apply to and be accepted by one of the participating universities and that university will become your home campus. All courses transfer to your home campus with the resulting grade applied, rather than a grade of X, which is typically applied when transferring courses from one school to another. All financial aid is handled by your home campus as well. 

The advantage of having professors from different University of Texas campus teach these courses is you have the opportunity to get differing view and educational methods that you may not receive from just the professors from your home campus. These different perspectives are invaluable to your education.

There are many other online programs with value available today, but with UTTC you know you are receiving your education from a reputable and accredited university. Accredited is an especially important thing to look for when researching a university or program as that is what will determine how seriously the degree you earn is likely to be taken by others. Be wary of other online universities that may not be accredited and may not give you a valuable education.