Everglades University

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  1. business

    business New Member

  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    No, it's nationally accredited (ACCSCT). I'm told they intend to apply for SACS accreditation, but they haven't done so yet. (I work for regionally accredited Keiser College, which is owned by the same parent company as Everglades University.)

    -=Steve=-
     
  3. business

    business New Member

    I was a job applicant at Everglades University. I asked the interviewer if RA colleges accept credits from Everglades. The interviewer would not answer me. (So, in a certain way, I received an answer.)
     
  4. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    You might want to look into that further. Since Everglades University is a party to Florida's Common Course Numbering System, my understanding is that other participants in that system -- including all public colleges and universities in Florida -- must accept their credits in transfer.

    -=Steve=-
     
  5. Carlos M. Lorie

    Carlos M. Lorie New Member

    My A.S. is from Everglades University and they are part of Florida's Common Course Numbering System. You are correct Steve. All public colleges and universities in Florida part of this system must accept their credits in transfer.
     
  6. DesElms

    DesElms New Member

    While there's certainly nothing wrong with asking questions like this here, it does tend to get a little bit tiresome when there is a better, easier-to-use, faster and more authoritative resource available -- two of them, in fact. Whenever anyone would like to know if a given institution is accredited by any of the accreditation agencies -- including the six regional accreditors -- that are approved by the US Department of Education (USDE) and/or its Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), all one needs to do is point one's browser at either (or both) of the following two web sites and simply look it up:I wrote "or both," above, because while most people successfully use the older and more established CHEA database, alone, it is a fact that USDE recognizes a few (mostly specialized) accreditors that CHEA does not. So, theoretically, the USDE OPE database should contain more insitutions than does the CHEA database and would seem, therefore, to be the better and more complete database. In actual practice, however -- at least so far -- that has not been the case... but that's mostly because the OPE database is newer, got off to a rough start (i.e., contained many errors at first) and still isn't quite up to speed yet (or at least wasn't, last time I checked). That situation, however, will likely change, if it hasn't changed already.

    While I like visiting the CHEA web site, and nearly always learn something new each time I do, it would be nice if the OPE database would become completely reliable so we could look things up in just one place -- the place that, because it recognizes more accreditors, would automatically contain more institutions. But, until that happens, the CHEA database might be better.
     
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  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Re: Re: Everglades University

    I admit sometimes I wish newbies were a little more self-sufficient, but in this instance actually starting a thread on it revealed information on the effect of Florida's Common Course Numbering System on credit transfer, which was relevant. Maybe it's better to err on the side of repetitiveness?

    -=Steve=-
     
  8. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    Sorry for upping this old thread but I need some answers to Keiser College as well. I went there for my Associates in Science in Computer Network Adminstration (before they changed the name to Computer Network Technology). I applied to FIU in fall 2004 and gotten accepted, in January they told me I need to take classes that I missed at Keiser since it was required. They advised me to attend B.C.C and get the classes there for cheap, I did and I go there now but they are only accepting 18 out of my 60 credits at Keiser College.

    Of course I am against this, I'm trying to graduate as quick as possible and I will NOT attempt to get 42 more credits to obtain a Associates in Arts then 60 more for a Bachelors in Arts. What can I do in this situation and what colleges will accept all or most of my transfer credits? Devry?
     
  9. Khan

    Khan New Member

    Institutions in Florida are not required to take credits earned at schools which use the common course numbering system. It's still up to the instituion which credits it will accept. There's no blanket acceptance.
     
  10. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    You're right to tell tell FIU where they can go!

    I'm not entirely certain (other than the Big Three, of course), but yes, I've heard that DeVry is very accepting of Keiser College's A.S. credit. We've had students like you who got an A.S. in a computer field go on to their Bachelor's in IT before.

    Good luck!

    -=Steve=-
     
  11. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    So you recommend I apply to Devry? To tell you the truth I want to get in and get out as quick as possible, I need job training from a good school, I'm also a african american (whatever that's worth today).

    thanks, I'm dropping out of B.C.C right now and going to apply to Devry. How much financial aid do you think I should get if I made $5,000 last year? I barely worked in 04 and B.C.C gave me about $2700 a term, I know Devry won't give me that and I know their around $13,000 a year.
     
  12. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    So you recommend I apply to Devry? To tell you the truth I want to get in and get out as quick as possible, I need job training from a good school, I'm also a african american (whatever that's worth today).

    Well, I recommend you ask DeVry what they can do for you as far as credit transfer and completion time. As far as going there, hey, that's not for me to say.

    As far as ethnicity, if that's important to you I suppose you could check out Florida Memorial University since it's an HBCU, although they did just endure that unfortunate scandal in their Registrar's office.

    thanks, I'm dropping out of B.C.C right now and going to apply to Devry. How much financial aid do you think I should get if I made $5,000 last year? I barely worked in 04 and B.C.C gave me about $2700 a term, I know Devry won't give me that and I know their around $13,000 a year.

    Well, you'll have to ask their FA office, of course, but I'd be surprised if you didn't get Pell grants and enough student loans to cover the remainder no matter where you go. You should have a little out of pocket every month, but it shouldn't be much.

    Good luck!

    -=Steve=-
     
  13. Time1168

    Time1168 New Member

    Thanks, B.C.C takes care of everything right now, I don't have to spend anything at all it's just the time it takes which is kind of a issue to me. I'll go there and speak to a advisor but the last time I went there in 03 they wanted me to apply ($100) and then figure out the rest. They reminded me of AOL with their marketing tatics which was basically "Where smaller classes" blah..blah...blah.

    I owe $25,000 right now from Keiser College and I don't really want to end up owning like $50,000 for a degree and not be assured of oppurtunity.

    After I get the details I'll respond by PM if it's okay with you.
     
  14. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Thanks, B.C.C takes care of everything right now, I don't have to spend anything at all it's just the time it takes which is kind of a issue to me.

    Sure.

    I'll go there and speak to a advisor but the last time I went there in 03 they wanted me to apply ($100) and then figure out the rest. They reminded me of AOL with their marketing tatics which was basically "Where smaller classes" blah..blah...blah.

    I assume you mean DeVry here. Try calling and asking for the Registrar's office or the Dean of the IT program rather than an admissions person.

    I owe $25,000 right now from Keiser College and I don't really want to end up owning like $50,000 for a degree and not be assured of oppurtunity.

    That's certainly reasonable. I have to say, South Florida's not the best job market for IT workers regardless of where you go to school. I guess you can always get a job at TAG....

    After I get the details I'll respond by PM if it's okay with you.

    Sure, or email me.

    -=Steve=-
     
  15. Stanislav

    Stanislav Well-Known Member

    I'm confused. If you have got accepted to FIU, why do you need to transfer anything to BCC? Why not just take missing courses there and transfer them to FIU? You already have a perfectly serviceable Associate's degree.

    It's not any of my business, but why Keiser? Florida CC system seems to be very good, and is cheaper. Convenience?
     
  16. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Students here often remark to me that being able to take one accelerated course at a time for four weeks and be done with it and on to the next one is the feature that attracts them and keeps them. Evidently it's a good model for a lot of students. I'm told the school also has a good student-instructor ratio.

    -=Steve=-
     
  17. Stanislav

    Stanislav Well-Known Member

    Hmmm... This makes sense. Thank you.
    Here in Tallahassee, we have FSU, FAMU and TCC, all top-notch, each in its own way. Yet we also have Keiser campus, and apparently Barry campus as well. I always assumed that Keiser works for some students, just wasn't sure about the reason.

    Just curious: do you have full-time instructors? Are you hiring regularly? Can you hire an international (AKA "lawful nonresident alien" - sounds like MiB movie;))
     
  18. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Aliens among us!

    Hmmm... This makes sense. Thank you. Here in Tallahassee, we have FSU, FAMU and TCC, all top-notch, each in its own way. Yet we also have Keiser campus, and apparently Barry campus as well. I always assumed that Keiser works for some students, just wasn't sure about the reason.

    Indeed, my understanding is that Tallahassee is one of Keiser College's larger campuses.

    Just curious: do you have full-time instructors? Are you hiring regularly? Can you hire an international (AKA "lawful nonresident alien" - sounds like MiB movie;))

    Yes, there are full time instructors. I have nothing to do with hiring, you'd want to ask your local Dean of Academics. Unfortunately, I'm fairly sure that they cannot hire internationally, but I could be wrong, and you're welcome to send me your CV to see if I can forward it to anyone who could help.

    I know what you mean about MiB, since my wife's an alien. Our son has dual citizenship, so I suppose he's an alien hybrid. :)

    -=Steve=-
     
  19. Stanislav

    Stanislav Well-Known Member

    Re: Aliens among us!

    Thanks. I didn't plan to search for positions until about a year from now, but I try to do research. Not much of a resume though: doctoral student in CS at FSU, one minor publication, experience as a teaching assistant and as a web developer. I'll try to pick up little things like "Teaching Certificate", volunteering at TCC math center, MCSD and maybe an honor society. We also have something called "Preparing Future Faculty" program that looks interesting, and I try to take part in that. Any advice?

    :D
     
  20. Khan

    Khan New Member

    Re: Aliens among us!

    It is. And an excellent culinary school.
     

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