{"id":6574,"date":"2018-03-22T17:57:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=6574"},"modified":"2018-03-22T17:57:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:57:14","slug":"nicholls-named-a-leader-for-online-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2018\/03\/22\/nicholls-named-a-leader-for-online-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls named a leader for online education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; Nicholls State University has been named a leader in online education in Louisiana by an online higher education resource. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AffordableCollegesOnline.com evaluated public, not-for-profit colleges and universities on regional accreditation, tuition and fees, the percentage of students receiving institutional financial aid, number of available online programs and student-to-teacher ratio. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The website uses a Peer-Based Value metric that compares program costs to other programs with a similar qualitative score, and the qualitative score with other programs of a similar cost. Nicholls was graded a 95.45 out of 100. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOur online programs are annually ranked among the best and most affordable in the country, so it\u2019s no surprise to us that we would be a leader in Louisiana,\u201d said Dr. Andrew Simoncelli, director of distance education and associate professor of mass communication. \u201cAt Nicholls Online, we keep our tuition affordable all while providing a high-quality education.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Created in 2012, AffordableCcollegesOnline.org provides data and information about pursuing an affordable higher education. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;We wanted to honor the colleges and universities setting the bar for online learning,&#8221; said Dan Schuessler, CEO and Founder of AffordableCollegesOnline.org. &#8220;These schools are going above and beyond the industry standard to help make online education programs an excellent option and more affordable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">March 22, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; Nicholls State University has been named a leader in online education in Louisiana by an online higher education resource. 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