Online Students Can Build In-Person Relationships - Olena Reid, US News

Opportunities are available for online students to engage with classmates at local and on-campus events.  Even in an online degree program, whether you live close to the school's campus or hundreds of miles away, you have ways to meet classmates, faculty and alumni in person. If your main hesitation in pursuing an online education is the fear of being isolated, know that you will likely have opportunities to engage with others face to face. Here are four examples. https://www.usnews.com/education/online-learning-lessons/articles/2017-12-08/online-students-can-build-in-person-relationships