I’m lucky that the school I’ve applied to, which has my desired major and community, is so close by - even though I am a married adult, I can attend classes on-site. But people out in the very rural areas of the country may not have this option - their families can’t pick up and move with them, and their preferred major isn’t available at any local colleges. An online college degree is a good potential solution for these people - the number of accredited universities offering online education is increasing rapidly. In some cases, students are still supposed to go to the campus for orientation, etc. - but there are others where you can do everything from your home computer. And there are a wide variety of online college courses that you can choose from - although I’m not sure “animal care” makes a good distance education major…unless you have very patient pets to practice on!