Success Stories

Connor’s mom has cancer. It’s awful. It’s horrible. It’s unfair. And it’s terminal. Connor, however, feels like he has a choice. He can either give up and give into the deep sadness of the situation – or transform his grief into something meaningful, a gift for his mom. Connor chose the latter. Connor decided to complete his college degree as fast as he possibly could. Connor’s mom had always wanted to see him earn his bachelor’s degree, but he knew he had limited time. So he set a goal to give his mom his degree for Christmas, even though it was already summer, realizing that he’d need to find the time to complete his bachelor’s degree as quickly as possible. “My mom is dying – and as it gets closer to my mom� ...

November 7th-11th is National Distance Learning Week, and we are proud to celebrate all of our amazing students! Behind every StraighterLine student is a story; behind every story is a dream. And our students prove, time and again, that we all have what it takes to set another goal or dream a new dream. At StraighterLine, we’re proud to enable and celebrate distance learners every single day. From all 50 states, and throughout the world, our successful online students share many important qualities, including motivation, determination, and a desire to flexibly and affordably earn a college degree. Want to see how it works? Take two free lessons on us today! The Solution to the Cost of College By enrolling in our low-cost onl ...

Wayne Brown has worked in law enforcement over 25 years. He’s getting ready to retire from his first career, but in order to prepare for his next, he knows he needs a college degree. “I plan on continuing to work in a criminal justice related field, but it’s kind of strange,” says Wayne, “to find myself towards the end of my first career at the age of 46, and preparing for my next job.” Want to try an online class? Take two free lessons on us today! Expanding Career Opportunities with a Bachelor’s Degree Wayne had already earned his associate degree in 2006, but wanted to earn his bachelor’s degree in order to expand career opportunities after retirement from his current job. He started doing some research, and began ...

Kevin Linn lives in California and has been working in IT full time in the medical technology field for over 6 years. He loves technology and programming, but as he gained more and more work experience, he’s found himself ready to dive deeper into coding. “I went about as far as you can with a high school degree, and I knew that in order to reach my career goals, I’d need to go back to school.” “I was looking for courses that would teach me different things, like Java,” said Kevin. He started doing some research, looking for certification options online. But he soon realized that a certification wasn’t what he really needed to ultimately reach his career goals, so he started looking at ways he could flexibly earn his degree ...

Jason Ransom is the first to admit that he was fortunate to get into the medical field early in his career, he says. In Jason’s words, “By developing relationships and through a lot of hard work and effort, I rose to the level of a corporate vice president without the benefit of having a college degree.” Despite not having his degree, education has always been a family value. He’s married and has five kids. “Higher education is something my wife and I talk about quite a bit with our kids,” he says. “I wanted to be authentic when sharing our values, and the importance of earning a college degree. In order to be a true role model to my kids, I felt I needed to walk the walk.” Want to try an online class? Take two free le ...