Students Talk

Anthony Linton

"Distance education is the ideal gift for people who are busy, who recognize a need to continue their education and, at the same time, have to work full time. It fits very well because it offers that flexibility."

Baiba Zarins

"I chose Athabasca for my distance education because of the flexibility, the virtual classroom, and specifically in the health studies field, because of the variety of classmate participation from various disciplines."

Belynda Lee-Tjandra

"The reason why I chose AU is the flexibility in offering courses, the studying at self-pace, the ability to finish and complete a Bachelor Degree while looking after a family and working full time."

Brian Paziuk

"I was able to bring it with me to work and, when I had the time, I could study at work. When I was at home I could study. So the very best thing is the fact that it's accessible from anywhere at any time."

Christine Manneck

"The flexibility [of an Athabasca University degree] allowed me to work and go to school. I quite enjoyed the concept of independent learning."

Brenda Heffernan

"My studies were very applicable to my job. I took every assignment that I had through the Master of Health Studies program, all the courses, and applied [them] to what I'm doing [at work]."

Carman de Voer

"The best part about studying at AU was the opportunity to study in situ. That is, the opportunity to apply the skills I was learning at Athabasca University within my work experience."

Elaine Rose

"As far as being relevant to my career … I was able to apply [my courses] to something I was doing either right [then], had done in the past, or would be doing in the future."

Sean McFarland

"The Athabasca MBA experience has really changed the way I think about business. … I have really overall found the program to be a tremendous benefit to my career."

"The best thing probably about studying at a distance was … being able to develop a relationship … with various colleagues across the country, and learn from their experiences as well."

Joyce Fox

"[I had] the opportunity to interact with people from across the country and develop a network. People with like career goals, interests, and experiences in areas that were similar to my own."

"The professor will be there to help you. Peers will be there to help you. Everybody was very helpful. We shared questions and answers with each other in conferences; we even talked to each other over the phones."