Argument not to discourage DETC degrees

from the ASPEN U. website:
"A top Dept. of Defense official wrote an article in the Sept. 2003 edition of The Military Educator. Dr. Gary Woods, Chief of DoD's Voluntary Education Program, makes an excellent case for encouraging military counselors and education staff to not discourage students from enrolling in programs offered by institutions that are nationally accredited versus regionally accredited."
To view:
http://www.aspen.edu/accreditation.htm

 

I enjoyed reading this article.

Wile its known information one area that may be unclear is that DoD is not the only department accepting degreed personnel.

I personally made sure my kid got RA and PA degrees in order to insure MAXIMUM acceptability, transferability etc.

I seen very good NA programmes but they didn't qualify for ( ABET) and other specialty professional accreditation.
In some fields is a clear disadvantage.

Regards,

Learner

 

Agree with Lerner

Yes even though there is a push to accept DETC degrees as evenly as RA they still have decreased utility in certain areas. Nursing is one area -for example Aspen University has a Masters in Nursing program with a concentration as a Family Nurse Practitioner in which the school itself admits won' t allow you to qualify as a Familily nurse practitioner as it lacks certain areas (as pharmacology) and it's questionable that the 2 certifying agencies for NPs would let you take the test.
So while I respect NA degrees I can't always encourage students to pursue them. Now if the Aspen program would allow you to be certified as a NP it would be a great bargain at that price- but if it doesn't it 's value is almost nil.