Have you ever thought about going back to school?  As a busy mom it's hard to imagine squeezing in one more thing.  Maybe you work full time and would love to take a few extra classes to get ahead.  American Public University offers flexible and affordale opportunies.  While working on my Master's degree and holding down a full time job I took an online course.  It was great because I could view the material at my convenience.  I have often thought about what I might do once the kids are in school.  Being out of the workforce for a few years I could see myself taking an online class or two.
 
Flexibility, Variety

• Many online students are non-traditional students that favor a flexible school schedule, with goals as varied as their lifestyles – from a full- time employee completing an MBA, to a “mompreneur” with a kitchen table business looking to sharpen her business acumen, to a part-time student embarking on a new career.
• Unlike  traditional universities, American Public University (APU) offers classes  on a monthly basis (versus semesters), with accelerated programs and flexible courses that enable students to earn degrees while balancing family and work  demands.
• APU courses are 100% online, allowing students to obtain degrees from anywhere in the world on their time, their schedules.
• APU offers more than 100 online degrees and certificates in subjects ranging from homeland security to management and liberal arts to help students gain the knowledge and skills they need to advance their careers

•  While parents may be planning for their children’s education, APU enables them to also achieve their own educational and career goals along the way. 
• APU’s tuition is among the lowest in the country for accredited online universities, enabling it to offer quality, accredited degree programs at an affordable price.
• APU’s simplified tuition and fee structure makes it easy for students to estimate and cover expenses:
• Undergraduate: $750 for a 3 credit course

• Graduate: $900 for a 3 credit courseAPU’s overall cost for undergraduate tuition, fees and books is $21 per semester hour less than the average four-year public university (College Board 2009-2010 data).
• APU has not increased undergraduate tuition fees in over 10 years and provides degree-seeking undergraduates with their course materials at no cost through a Book Grant program.
• APU’s transfer credit program enables students to maximize previous learning and minimize the time and financial investment required to complete their studies

• Many mothers put their career or education on hold to manage family and household priorities. Coupled with an increasingly competitive job market, one way to stand out from the crowd or kick-start your career is with a specialized degree.
• The typical expected lifetime earnings of four-year college graduates add up to $800,000 more than those of high school graduates. If college graduates  earning higher degrees are included, the lifetime earnings premium is over $1,000,000.
• The typical bachelor’s degree recipient can expect to earn about 61 percent more over a 40-year working life than the typical high school graduate earns over the same period.