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  1. italiansupernova

    italiansupernova New Member

    Here is an e-mail I recently received from Yorktown University http://www.yorktownuniversity.com
    http://www.yorktownpatriot.com

    February 11, 2004

    Dear Colleague,

    Yorktown University is pleased to announce that it has moved to Colorado where it has been granted approval to operate as a University, recruiting and enrolling students in courses and degree programs for academic credit.

    As you may know from moves you yourself may have made, moving can be disruptive. This move was a wonderful experience, however.

    We found that this state is “alive” with wonderful people who desire to do the best for their fellow citizens, including the many who desire to take advantage of new technologies that deliver educational opportunity via the Internet.

    And, Colorado’s state government is fortunate in having a Governor, and state legislators, who understand that tax limits generate economic growth.

    To celebrate our move to Colorado, and keep you informed of new developments at Yorktown University, we asked one of our students, Shane Cory, to design the Yorktown Patriot and take on the role of “Editor” of this new student newspaper.

    Shane is a computer programmer who was responsible for Website design and maintenance at the Institute for Justice, and now is a Web consultant based in Stafford, Virginia.

    My only question is: Why the move???
     
  2. telefax

    telefax Member

    Perhaps because Colorado is in the jurisdiction overseen by the North Central Association. They seem to rapidly be developing a reputation as the easiest body to get accredited under.
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Different states mean different fates

    No, since they're pursuing DETC, not North Central. Evidently they had problems with Virginia's State Council on Higher Education that they do not with Colorado. I don't think they switched to Colorado to stay one step ahead of the law like some of them. It may be that they just weren't part of Virginia's good ol' boys club? What's Colorado's reputation on licensing bad schools?

    I'm not sure why they're going for DETC and not NCA. Maybe they don't have the money. I'd think that if it were for quality reasons they wouldn't be after DETC. Then again, for some reason I have this admittedly unsubstantiated view of DETC as being almost as good as RA and better than anything else that's non-RA. I'm others have their opinions. :)

    -=Steve=-
     
  4. italiansupernova

    italiansupernova New Member

    Steve,

    I'll say this in regards to accreditation: If the accrediting body is recognized and the credits are evaluated and given the *thumbs up* by the ACE then I it's all gravy with me.

    One thing that I am curious is about is since they have moved I wonder whether or not they'll now go for a name change? Yorktown University in Colorado? It doesn't make any sense. But, I suppose it doesn't have to considering there's such schools as California University of Pennsylvania. (Yes, I realize that's the name of the town in which the university is located folks.)
     
  5. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I'll say this in regards to accreditation: If the accrediting body is recognized and the credits are evaluated and given the *thumbs up* by the ACE then I it's all gravy with me.

    Very good point!

    One thing that I am curious is about is since they have moved I wonder whether or not they'll now go for a name change? Yorktown University in Colorado? It doesn't make any sense. But, I suppose it doesn't have to considering there's such schools as California University of Pennsylvania. (Yes, I realize that's the name of the town in which the university is located folks.)

    They're not just called "Yorktown" because of the town in Virginia where they were operating. They're an explicitly politically conservative school that chose that name to associate themselves with the Battle of Yorktown, in which the Americans won independence from Britain.

    -=Steve=-
     
  6. italiansupernova

    italiansupernova New Member

    Steve,

    Thanks for the feedback. Not once did I consider the Battle of Yorktown. It's one of those moments where I just have to say to myself "Duh".

    I'm anxious to see if they'll be accredited by the DETC on the first go-around.
     
  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Thanks for the feedback. Not once did I consider the Battle of Yorktown. It's one of those moments where I just have to say to myself "Duh".

    Nah, it's confusing because they also actually ran the school from Yorktown, Virginia. Unless one is familiar with their ideology, it could just as easily have been called that solely because of their location.

    I'm anxious to see if they'll be accredited by the DETC on the first go-around.

    I think so. The state switch doesn't look good at first glance, but they seem serious to me. I mean, I don't agree with everything in political conservatism or supply-side economics, but I can't help but be impressed that Art Laffer is one of their economics instructors. In fact, if they'd had regional accreditation I'd have almost certainly done Yorktown's managerial economics degree completion program rather than go through Charter Oak. But that's not the situation....

    -=Steve=-
     

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