1) Availability.
Online college degrees can offer you a very wide variety of courses so you don't have to go to another city just to got to school.

2) Convenience.
Online colleges gives you the option on when you want to start school or even how long you want to do it.

3) Financial.
Online degrees cost less than local universities and even saves you money ( no more commuting).

4) Flexibility.
Online college degree programs can allow you to learn at your own pace

5) Ability to Work.
Work while your learning. Not a lot of Universities can offer you the time to get a job while your attending schools.

.6) Marketable Skills.
Online Universities offer the lastest cources which large companies are looking. It often take years for local Universities to catch up with what's in demand.

7) International Acceptance
Latest surveys have shown that large corporations are familiar with a lot of Online Universities and consider them as important as a normal degree.