The University of 棉花糖直播 at Lafayette is one of the best online colleges, a ranking released Thursday shows.
Affordable Colleges Online designated the University No. 39 in its 鈥淏est Online Colleges for 2014-15鈥 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 University鈥檚 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鈥檚 degrees in health services administration and kinesiology. The University also has an accelerated online program that enables registered nurses to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in nursing.
鈥淢aster鈥檚 degree students can choose from programs in curriculum and instruction, nursing, and systems technology,鈥 it states, adding that a doctor of nursing practice is offered online. Students can also earn graduate certificates in a variety of fields.
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.