re: Online College for a Degree in Game and Art Design

there is a place for online education in tech (which includes game design) however i would caution you on the following:
1) the majority of game designers work terrible hours and dont really get paid all that much. thus, any major investment in a degree should be VERY WELL thought out.
2) dont get a degree from a "for profit" online school such as phoenix or devry or the AI. (please nobody chime in with the all schools are for profit schools schtick, thats a debate for a different thread)
the cost of such degrees are far too high for what you get.
do you realize the cost of that institution is $470 plus additional fees PER HOUR (not per course). a single 3 hour course will cost you $1500.

If you must go purely online, try to either find an online solution from a real brick and mortar school or try something like WGU
WGU- BS in IT (software concentration)
the degree i linked would not only be cheaper than the one you described, the education would serve you MUCH BETTER in your job search