HIGHLIGHTS:
•100% online, asynchronous courses, offered every month!
•No prior programming or HTML knowledge required!
•No need to buy any textbooks or software -- all required materials provided!
•PERMANENT access to course materials (no expiration)!
•Course material written by a best-selling author!
•Hands-on exercises, assignments, quizzes and discussion areas after every topic!
Why not learn from a FREE online tutorial?
FREE online tutorials suffer from several disadvantages:
 • Give a brief sampling of the subject - so your learning is always superficial
 • Usually the concepts covered are too elementary to use in a real-world JSP development environment.
 • Or, they end up thrusting loads of advanced concepts without caring if the reader is following it through.
 • More often than not, these tutorials assume you know some programming language already.
 • You often follow the steps in the tutorial, but never get a chance to practice an entire problem on your own to compare your solution to the one from a professional.
 • No one grades your tutorial and gives feedback on how you are doing.
 • No one comes to your help if you get stuck or have questions or need help.
 • Plus, you most likely will need to collect several tutorials to get the whole picture, all the way from HTML / Java thro JSP and Struts.
 • Most important - since there is no pressure to complete or perform, you will most likely never complete all assignments (if there are any). How many free tutorials can you recall that you completed end-to-end?  You must complete the Javaonline.org courses by the course end date in order to get a grade. A little bit of pressure is necessary to learn Java/JSP.

In an age of cut-throat competition, it is vital that your foundation is ROCK-SOLID, that you have practiced umpteen number of "real-world" programming problems HANDS-ON. and be confident to face the corporate world, a Sun certification exam or a job interview. You aren't taking chances with the career of your lifetime.

Think about it - $190 (for all 3 courses) is a fraction of a monthly mortgage payment these days!! It's a one-time investment which can land you with a job paying $100,000+ later!! Save where you must, not in areas that determine the rest of your career.  In other words, spend where you must!
COMPARISON:
   FREE   tutorial  Other paid   courses  Javaonline.org
Depth of CoverageSuperficial  MediumExhaustive
Content written by an author  ?  ?Yes
Hands-on assignments  ?FewRigorous
Grading Done ByN/AStudentBest-selling author
CostFREE$1000-3000From $78
Reason for costN/ASalaries, AdvertisingONE-MAN show, minimal cost
Permanent AccessYesNoYes
Prior Programming Knowledge Req'd  ?YesNo
COURSES AT A GLANCE:
 Course ID    Title    Pre-req   Member Level  
   Req'd		  
JV101Java for Beginners -AssociateDetails
JV102Advanced Java JV101PremiumDetails
JV103JSP JV102GoldDetails
JV104*Advanced JSP* JV103PlatinumDetails
 *  (To Be Offered In Future)
CLASS DATES (2010):
  Start Date Late Registration EndsClass Ends
Aug 4Aug 11Sep 7
Sep 8Sep 15Oct 5
Oct 6Oct 13Nov 2
Nov 3Nov 10Nov 30
Dec 1Dec 8Jan 4
MEMBERSHIP LEVELS:
Member Level  One-time
Membership Fee		 Course(s) Included
       in Fee		 
Associate    $78   JV101Register
Premium    $136   JV101, JV102Register
Gold    $190   JV101, JV102, JV103Register
Platinum    $280   JV101, JV102, JV103, JV104Register
PRICING:
    CourseStand-aloneDiscounted*
RateCumulative
(A)		RateCumulative
(B)		Saving (A - B)
Java for Beginners$78$78$78   $78$0
Advanced Java$78$156$58** $136$20
JSP$94$250$54***$190$60
Advanced JSP$130$380$90****$280$100
   *  Discounted Rate applies when enrolling in 2 or more courses at initial registration.  Choose some start dates at registration; can change these dates later at no extra cost by email request.
  **  Rate for JV102 course when signing up for both JV101 and JV102 at the same time
 ***  Rate for JV103 course when signing up for first three courses: JV101, JV102 and JV103 at the same time
 ****  Rate for JV104 course when signing up for all four courses: JV101, JV102, JV103 and JV104 at the same time
 
Why learn from Javaonline.org?
When you learn Java from JJUG, you can rest assured that you are getting world-class, real-world training. The author-and-instructor of these courses worked as an Adjunct Professor in the University of Maryland system and also as a full-time Java developer for almost a decade in the USA. So you get the best of both worlds - academia and corporate. You get to use the latest tools and get immediate feedback on your work on a daily basis, so you know you can get help when you need it most. You participate in regular discussions and conferences with the instructor and also with fellow members. Dr. Metlapalli will be personally grading your assignments so you know your work is getting personal attention from a professional.
Many training schools charge exhorbitant rates, for sub-standard courses, and many times your work is either not personally graded (all feedback is automated), or it's graded by some student working part-time. Think about it -- here you get top-quality training for a low price and don't even need to purchase any textbooks or software!
So, where is the catch? How does Javaonline.org offer courses at such down-to-earth prices whereas others charge huge amounts? The answer is quite simple - other institutions employ scores or hundreds of paid employees and have expensive advertising, so when you pay their high rates, you are actually paying for salaries of those many employees and for their advertising.
Javaonline.org, in contrast, is a ONE-MAN show - Dr. Metlapalli manages the whole show, right from designing the web site, database, writing the course content, programming for the web pages, maintaining them, and finally grading your assignments and managing online course discussion areas. Since there is no one else involved, Javaonline.org is able to offer top quality training at a fraction of the cost!