Chattanooga, Tennessee has become the first in the United States to offer ultra-high-speed Internet service, joining Hong Kong and a few other cities in the world to offer such a service. With online education, business, entertainment and health care at the forefront of reasons for a national program, experts discuss the benefits versus the cost of getting there.

One of the biggest benefits of an online degree is the fact that the classes work around your schedule. With online classes you never have to worry about a professor offering a required course at a time that is convenient for you. You also never have to worry making it to class on time or falling behind for about taking a semester off.

There are two different ways for students to take online classes. One way is to attend an online school and the other way is to attend a brick-and-mortar school that offers online classes.