Master Success with Online Education

Jennifer Silipino, a Master’s of Education graduate from the American College of Education, commends the institution’s mobile learning design and flexibility, which allowed her to balance her role as a band director and mother of two active boys while advancing her education. Her advice to others is to consider online education, as time passes regardless, and the rewards in one’s professional life are worth it.

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