Hello all, I have been busy working and haven't been here lately so "HELLO" to everyone. My dilemma is this: I currently have 70+ credits from a Four-year accredited college (Queens College, CUNY) and I currently hold multiple computer certifications (MCSE, MCDBA, Comptia A+ and N+). I also have 15 years working experience at my current employer (some is Banking(10 yrs), then promoted to IT(5 yrs). I really would like to finish my Bachelor's degree, major unimportant because any degree will open some doors for me here as of this time due to an unforseen opportunity. I wanted to finish my degree in a DL school and utilize not only my previous college credit, but also my certifications and life/work experience in a portfolio to get me as close to graduation as possible. What I could use right now is some good tips as to which schools I should approach to achieve the most credit possible for both my existing credits and experience getting me as close as possible to finishing my degree in the shortest period of time. If I can achieve my degree quickly I can get tuition reimbursement towards my Masters degree, however this opportunity is on the table NOW and won't be there forever. I have been looking at both COSC and TESC as the front-runners. Any suggestions? Thanks all!!!!!!
COSC was my pick. I had my MCSE, MCP+Internet, N+, A+ as well as about 60 credits when I enrolled at COSC. Look at ECE's credit for certs page . COSC uses the ECE for the guidelines when offering credit for certs.
Thanks Randell for the tip!!! Let me ask you, did you do a portfolio for additional credit as well!!!
UoP has a pretty good online program, as does Capella. Both are a bit expensive though. With your experience, I would stick with a BS in Business Adminstration. You can have an MIS concentration which is just as good as a BS in Information Technology. (UoP's BSBA with an MIS concentration is nearly identical to the BSIT as far as the technology training - but with the BSBA you get the business training as well). Have you found your MCSE to be of any real value these days? I worked hard and got mine, but still couldn't really use it because of the glut of MCSE's in the marketplace. It seems like the only people making money with MCSE's in the Valley were the training companies.
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Check out Bellevue University's Business Information Systems degree. I don't know what they will do for transferring in exams, but they are quite liberal in transferring in RA credits, and the degree major can be completed in 15 months of accelerated online study. And if you have any kind of RA associates degree, they consider your general education requirements met. This literally means that I could get this degree with not a single math class. No kidding! That might not be attractive to you, but a lot of folks on this board claim to be math challenged, myself included. Sean
Have you looked at Touro University International? They offer three programs you may be interested in. They have a BSBA with an IT concentration , a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science , and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management . I liked TUI because it was reasonably prices, the customer service was excellent, and books are included.
TUI and MSA - Randell may know more You should definitely consider TUI for the reasons mentioned above. Their no books set-up is especially impressive. However, at least for now, you should probably proceed with caution. This is because, to the best of my knowledge, TUI was recently placed on probation by Middle States. You can check their accreditation status by contacting Middle States 'directly'.
thanks for all the tips!!! I'm getting the picture by your responses that the Big 3 may not have what I need necessarily. Is this the case?? I figured the Big 3 would offer the flexibility the others wouldn't being that I'm using credit from various sources. Thanks again
thanks for all the tips!!! I'm getting the picture by your responses that the Big 3 may not have what I need necessarily. Is this the case?? I figured the Big 3 would offer the flexibility the others wouldn't being that I'm using credit from various sources. Thanks again
