With online education on the rise, it is no surprise that the niches are becoming more and more defined with every passing month.  There are schools that cater exclusively to MBA-seeking business professionals and schools that cater to potential fashion students.  Now, the best university for the A.F.L.-C.I.O (umbrella group for the nation’s labor unions) members and their families is currently in the works and expects to debut later this year. 

It was only a matter of time before such a school came into existence, but the recent announcement for the college that is “tentatively named” College for Working Families, seeks to provide an education to the families of union workers through the help of online schools.  The first of its kind, this university will be the only one of its type to cater exclusively to this set genre of students.  When it figuratively “opens its doors” in the fall of 2010, the school plans to offer courses in criminal justice, education, and health sciences to members of the labor unions and their families.

The College for Working families will literally be the best university for the families of the members of the unions.  Never before have they been given to enroll in a school that is for students of similar backgrounds and work ethic, additionally cheaper than most traditional and for-profit institutions.  The Princeton Review and Penn Foster subsidiary are both partners of the school due both to their widespread reputation as well as their wide expertise in distance learning environments. 

Many of the classes the school will offer are meant to stress the retention of learning, and focus on new ways to encourage student learning.  The many statistics on the families and members of the target audience have revealed that such a program is in dire need for many labor union members.  It is amazing that a similar school has not been enacted in recent years to deliver the same education to families who do not have the means to earn one at all. 

While some may criticize the program due to its experimental basis for enrollment thus far, as well as its exclusivity requirements, which many critics would not be afraid to call unconstitutional.  However, the school is still in the beginning stages and strives to bring a greater education to students who may not have every opportunity available to them.  While the school will one day offer degrees to rival the current online schools, it is satisfied for the moment at offering a small amount of bachelor’s degrees to its potential students.  The best universities in the nation have developed from similar backgrounds as the education process is an evolving process. 

 

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