Point your browser to a distance learning program website such as distanceeducation.org.
Browse the academic subjects and click on any that interest you. Read about the careers and college programs related to the academic subject on which you clicked.
Click "Request More Information" to have the college's program information sent to you. Or you can open a new browser window and search for that specific college's online program information.
Create a bookmark file in your browser by clicking on "Bookmarks" and "Add New Folder." The wording for each browser may be a bit different. Bookmark each program so you can do a later comparison of them.
Open a browser window and navigate to "Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning" by John Bear and Mariah P. Bear at Google Books.
Read the introductory section on distance learning programs, earning credit and any other distance learning section about which you may be curious.
Page to the college listing section. Check for more information on any of the schools you bookmarked in your previous search. Also look for additional distance learning programs of interest.
Check the Diploma Mill section of the guide to make sure any schools in which you are interested are not listed as diploma mills--schools which are operating illegally.
Open a browser window and search for colleges and universities by your preferred subject. For example, your search may be "graphic design schools with motion graphics."
Click on one of the school websites that come up, then find your academic program area.
Look for distance learning programs within your academic area. For example, the distance education program in motion graphics may be listed on the graphics design department page.
If you cannot find a distance learning program in motion graphics at the school of your choice, return to the homepage and search for "distance learning programs," "online programs," "online degrees," or a similar phrase. Sometimes colleges will list all their distance learning programs on one page instead of under each department.
Bookmark any distance learning programs at traditional colleges and universities that interest you for comparison to schools you found in your other searches.