B.S. Computer Science Schools Help?

Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by NETrace, Sep 14, 2011.

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  1. NETrace

    NETrace New Member

    Yes to start off I understand this is possibly the 50th time someone has asked about the Computer Science degree offerings on this forum and I have read a pretty good amount of the past threads. But I'm having trouble choosing between a few colleges that offer the B.S. Computer Science Degree Online and would love to hear from any of the students experiences with these colleges. The schools that I have narrowed it down to are:


    Regis University
    : They offer what seems to be a decent Computer Science program and now that they are ABET accredited it sweetens the pot a bit. The only downside from their program is their online interface looks pretty awful and they mention that "Facilitators" run the courses, which is a tad bit confusing.


    Franklin University
    : I couldn't really find much about this college but their online learning system looks to be better then Regis.

    UMUC: Their program seems to be decent but I'm not quite sure how a degree from this College looks to employers.

    Baker College: They don't offer a true B.S. degree and instead offer a Bachelor of Computer Science which is a little disheartening. I have heard that they updated their program and by the looks of it, it's now pretty rigorous.

    I have checked out a few other colleges including FSU (tuition being over 800 dollars a credit for Out of State) and UIS (I have none of the requirements and their program only accepts 20 students a year) and none of them really seem plausible.

    I again apologize for the length and mistakes of this post but if other students can shed some light on their experiences with looking for a "Good" Computer Science degree online or their experiences with any of these colleges (and their Online learning systems) I'd be thankful. Also just to note I'm really looking at schools that are RA accredited. :umbrella:
     
  2. atrox79

    atrox79 Member

    Regis uses the Angel system for their online courses. It may be a little archaic, but it gets the job done and I don't really have any complaints. I like it much more than Blackboard. Some of the courses are taught by facilitators but they have all been very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. There are also full-time Regis faculty members who run some courses, like Dr. Rick Blumenthal. I had him for Theory of Computation and right now I'm in his Modern Software Engineering course (which he wrote 100% of). He has written a number of Regis courses and you can tell he really puts his heart into what he does.

    You may want to check out Old Dominion University as well. They have what looks like a good CS program and I was considering them when first looking for a school. I also applied to Franklin, but after I submitted my application I got bombarded by phone calls and emails from some admissions people so it sort of put me off. At the end I chose Regis because it seemed like the best fit for me. Being a Jesuit university, they require 6 credits of religious studies which I'm putting off until the end.
     
  3. NETrace

    NETrace New Member

    Thanks for sharing your experiences with Regis! I checked out Old Dominion University and they seem to have an awesome Online Distance Learning Program but their out of state tuition is sadly out of my ballpark ($700+ per credit hour).
     
  4. DLer

    DLer New Member

  5. NETrace

    NETrace New Member

    It seems I'm unable to edit X.X but I did infact read the tuition wrong for the Old Dominion University and it seems it's only $263 per credit hour. I will have to take a good look into the school now! =)
     
  6. atrox79

    atrox79 Member

  7. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Thomas Edison State College has a BA Computer Science that is very doable and their credit transfer and CLEP/DSST/other exam policy is second to none. You could honestly finish their comp sci degree faster than any other school.
    I graduated in June with a BSBA Computer Information Systems and am working on a second bachelors in Natural Science with them. I am taking Computer Architecture as part of my natural science degree right now and am enjoying it very much. If you need any more info, just ask.
     
  8. NETrace

    NETrace New Member

    I've looked into TESC before and they seem to have awesome cheap Online programs but they're just not for me.
     
  9. funInSun

    funInSun New Member

    Of those schools, I'd go with UMUC. I've been impressed with how they've expanded their CS curriculum. Take a look at their upper-level CMSC, CMIS, CMIT, and MATH course prefixes in their online schedule of classes. You have a lot of flexibility in the type of CS degree you want (theory/programming/IS, etc). I took some of their courses as prerequisites for my graduate program at a far more prestigious school, and they were accepted as fulfilling the requirements and prepared me well. For the 4 classes I took, some of my professors were full-time, some were part-time, but they had all been teaching at UMUC for several years. If you're a Maryland resident, I'd say the price is right.
     
  10. beargins

    beargins New Member

    Hey atrox79 on their CS prospective students page it says:

    Admission requirements

    Prospective students must have earned an A.A. from an accredited institution before applying to the program. Applicants transferring directly after earning the A.A. from a Florida public institution will receive priority consideration for admission.


    Does anyone know if its possible to enroll in courses at FSU without the intent on receiving your degree from them? I need to take a data structures and discrete math course to xfer to excelsior.
     
  11. aerocare

    aerocare New Member


    Is that the usual rate ($700+ per credit hour). Or I just misunderstood you?
     
  12. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    FSU's panama city campus will bend over backwards to admit you. I know this from experience. The school has had a shortage of applications for computer science over the past few years as all the jobs are going from America to India.
     

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