Hi everyone! I am currently toying with the idea of transferring from my existing DETC school (ACCIS, BSCS) to and RA (its a long story, see http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=92253#post92253 for details). For those not wanting to click, the short version is I have decided to go for a Masters and the DETC limits my options. I actually have no complaints whatsoever about ACCIS, it has been an excellent and highly rewarding experience. If they were RA I would not consider transferring. Anyways, Touro (www.tourou.edu) offer a BSCS and will also except DETC credits for transfer. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this school or had any comments on their programs. Does Touro have a good reputation? Is it fully and properly accredited as an RA, without any ambiguity whatsoever? Has anyone taken their CS program? It actually doesn't look as strong to me as the ACCIS program. Anyways, thank you all very much for any insights you may have. -Wolf
Your still going to finish the BSCS from ACCIS, right? You mentioned WGU can't figure out if they will accept your credits from the BSCS (I thought they would considering they are DETC and RA..). I, personally, would finished the BSCS program from ACCIS first. Your right Touro's BSCS looks like a BIS or IT program. I have seen the curriculum for ACCIS's BSCS listed on the website and it seems like it has more CS material. Have you thought about doing portfolios on all your course material and transferring into the BA in Comp Sci at Thomas Edison State College? Go to www.tesc.edu and check out that program. I would also look into more graduate programs (I would think theres bound to be atleast one graduate computer program that will take your BSCS). Best Regards, Bill
In my opinion, Touro is a very good school. I completed my MBA and am currently working on a PhD in Health Sciences at TUI. The coursework has been meaningful and appropriately challenging. Best of all, the professors work hard to make the work relevant to your “real world” work life. The professors are all full-time faculty at TUI and most have impressive credentials. I have never had trouble reaching my professors to talk about my assignments. TUI is a new branch campus of Touro College, which is a brick-and-mortar school. A few years ago, Touro’s medical school (in California) was ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report out of all osteopathic medical schools in the country. Their Law School was second or third tier last time I checked. They have a well-regarded Physician’s Assistant program at their New York City campus. TUI is still too new to have the kind of track record you might need to look at in order to know for sure, but I have strong, positive expectations for the school. If you haven’t already, take a look at some other threads on this board for more opinions.
Touro's Law school might be 4th tier, but the main campus Touro College continues to be ranked 3rd tier by USNews rankings. BTW I wouldn't get too caught up with these numbers. Touro is a very credible and respected school. Their online university is relatively new but most students appear to be very satisfied with it. However, Touro is not a famous institution if that is what you are looking for. In sum, you really can't go wrong with Touro. -S
I agree with sulla. Here is what Peterson's say about ranking: "College rankings make for good press -- but that's all. Despite many people's attempts to quantify colleges according to certain characteristics, responsible educators agree that those characteristics do not add up to any meaningful measures of quality or excellence. Further, publishing such misleading information and making a national event of it encourages colleges to shade the truth and to focus on the wrong factors in accepting students. For example, instead of accepting a wonderful trombone player who might have an average SAT score, colleges are pushed to accept students for no better reason than high test scores, regardless of any other qualities. Ranking, in addition to being statistically impossible, distorts the entire admissions process. Every student is an individual with individual needs in regard to friends, campus atmosphere, faculty attention, and available facilities. What is a great college for one student can be a disaster for another. Peterson's does not believe in college rankings. Peterson's believes in providing detailed and accurate information on all US-accredited colleges so that students and their families can make intelligent decisions based on a true examination of what each college has to offer matched against what each student needs and wants." Eli ABD, Touro University International
I agree with sulla. Here is what Peterson's say about ranking: "College rankings make for good press -- but that's all. Despite many people's attempts to quantify colleges according to certain characteristics, responsible educators agree that those characteristics do not add up to any meaningful measures of quality or excellence. Further, publishing such misleading information and making a national event of it encourages colleges to shade the truth and to focus on the wrong factors in accepting students. For example, instead of accepting a wonderful trombone player who might have an average SAT score, colleges are pushed to accept students for no better reason than high test scores, regardless of any other qualities. Ranking, in addition to being statistically impossible, distorts the entire admissions process. Every student is an individual with individual needs in regard to friends, campus atmosphere, faculty attention, and available facilities. What is a great college for one student can be a disaster for another. Peterson's does not believe in college rankings. Peterson's believes in providing detailed and accurate information on all US-accredited colleges so that students and their families can make intelligent decisions based on a true examination of what each college has to offer matched against what each student needs and wants." Eli ABD, Touro University International
