Barbara J. Ferry

Major: BS Business Administration

I am a 41-year-old single female. I currently am employed full-time as a Junior Staff Accountant at a local residential facility for people with mental illness. I have been with the agency for three years. Previously, I held a variety of positions during my 11 1/2 year tenure at Goodwill Industries of Broward County, Inc. I have been employed part-time as an independent home delivery newspaper carrier for the Sun-Sentinel since July 5, 2000 as well.

I began taking classes with Everglades in August 2000 in order to complete my Bachelors degree in Business Administration. I needed 21 classes to finish and am now approximately half way there!

Most of the classes I have taken have been through the distance-learning program. I learn quickly and prefer to work on my own. I also find that I am better able to fit school into my schedule this way and still have time for everything that I need to accomplish. Compared to my prior college experience, I have discovered that the accelerated program is much more conducive to learning. I am able to concentrate on one subject at a time and then move onto the next. I feel I am better able to retain material this way as opposed to trying to learn three or four subjects at the same time. I believe that if the option of an accelerated distance-learning program had been available twenty years ago I would have finished my degree the first time around.

I chose Everglades University over other distance-learning programs because I preferred the family atmosphere the university projects. I didn't want to be just another number, which is what happens at the larger schools. I like the personal approach which makes the learning experience much more comfortable. I would strongly recommend Everglades University over any other school.

Barbara J. Ferry

Online Degree student