Westwood College?

anyone have any experience with this school? they offer both brick and mortar and online education. they seem to offer some really interesting technology degrees.



www.westwood.edu
www.westwoodonline.edu

 

All I know is that they have a good name. Seems to be a good college to attend

Migara

 

They are nationally accredited, depending on the campus, via ACCSCT or ACICS. These accreditors are 100% legit and authorized by Chea who is authorized by the US Dept of Education. The downside is that these accreditations are not Regional accrediting bodies which is what most Universities and state colleges have. So...that means if you get an associates or bachelor's degree from Westwood, you will probably have some difficulty, although not impossible by any means, transferring credits to a regionally accredited school such as University of <Insert your State Here>.

It's something to consider if you want to get a Master's degree some day or if you get an associate's degree and would like to finsh up with a bachelor's at your local state college.

Good luck in your studies.

 

I took a quick look at Westwood and it seems pricey. Have you worked out what it would cost you for a degree?

 

i really havent done much research on them. i just found out about them yesterday.

i was really looking at their online ISS bachelors. since almost nobody offers this degree.

 

TTT

 

Westwood College

They came to the school where I was teaching and begged me to allow them to give a presentation to my seniors. I allowed them to come in one time and found them to be very pushy, insisting the students ALL complete a card. They did not like it when I told my students they were under no obligation to give the school any personal information. Pushy and pricey.

 

anyone else?

 

In Illinois and Indiana - they do not wear well, primarily preying on the immigrants who can't distinguish between degree types and like their promises of job placement assistance.

Stiudents are very surprised to find that RA schools do not take their credits.

 

not sure i entirely understand your post.

are you saying that they mainly focus on enrolling immigrants? are you referring to their actual college or their online version? what kind of immigrants move to illinois and indiana?

do you know of any other schools that wont accept their credits?

 

A much shorter list would be schools that do accept their credits.

 

thanks for your input.

at the moment, im a bit frustrated. i am very impressed with their computer network management degree. its the best i have found.

i am planning to get my bachelors online for sure and had it narrowed down to either capella or them. i was leaning more towards them because i was impressed with their cirriculim. but, guess it wouldnt do me much good to get a degree that wont transfer anywhere for a masters that i plan to get afterwards.

any other input would be greatly appreciated

 

It is very unusual (but probably not unheard of) to get a degree in Computer Networking. Normally students in the computer field get a degree in either Computer Science or Computer Information Systems. They then use either work experience or certifications to cover the networking knowledge. Networking is a subset of computer science and might be rather limiting as a major. In any event, good luck.

 

If it's a Network Management Degree, the closest fit would be a B.S. in IT (Information Technology) not Computer Science or IS or CIS. There's many IT programs out there at the BS level. But **if** you've done your homework (not sure if you are there yet) and you really like Westwood, give them a chance by asking for a list of schools that have accepted their BS degrees for Graduate schools admissions. So how they react, see what they say...see what the list looks like (if there's such a thing). Call and verify with the schools, it's 1-2 minute phone call. Then on your own call some local schools in your area and ask...

"I have a BS degree from Westwood college that is ACICS accredited, will you accept my BS degree for graduate school admissions?" and see what they say...

My gut says Westwood's reaction to you asking for a list won't be that great, but you never know...

 

In fact, the IEEE/ACM re-published their "model" program guidelines. It's been out since 2001. These degree are not unusual at all.

Computer Networking degrees fall under "Telecommunications" in most colleges that offer that type of degree, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, etc.

 

So CS degree have what a 40-50 year head start? Perhaps 1 CN graduate for every 100-200 CS graduats? The two programs I had previously heard about are at Regis University and Fort Hays State University. You may want to check them out. The Regis Degree is especially rigorous while the FHSU is likely to be one of the least expensive.

 

thanks guys. i realize that most people just get a regular old computer science degree but i plan on specializing in networking. thats why i have chosen a networking-type bachelors.

ill check on the colleges you mentioned.

 

If you are looking at specializing in Networking at a school like Westwood, I'm pretty sure the closest fit are the numerous I.T. type bachelors. Telecommunications is going to resemble closer to a science engineering degree, in particular an EE which is really something totally different if your ultimate goal is to get an IT Network Administrator type posistion and eventually move and be a Director of IT in a company.

 

As with guidance counselors, at some point people without degrees in the field that really do not understand the distinctions or developments may wish to consider the option of not posting an uninformed opinion.

Note that it's difficult for degreed individuals to keep up - it becomes far more difficult for outsiders.