Looking into new On-line program

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Mr. Engineer, Oct 15, 2004.

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Which RA On-line school would you choose?

  1. Kaplan

    2 vote(s)
    4.8%
  2. Capella

    4 vote(s)
    9.5%
  3. UoP Online

    2 vote(s)
    4.8%
  4. Strayer

    2 vote(s)
    4.8%
  5. Another on-line school

    32 vote(s)
    76.2%
  1. Mr. Engineer

    Mr. Engineer member

    My wife recently figured out that the degree at DeVry that we thought would cost $30G is now going to cost us closer to $60G.

    We are now looking for another school. If you had the following schools to pick from, which one would you choose and why.
     
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  2. atraxler

    atraxler New Member

    Is she paying out-of-pocket? Is she elegible to get tuition reimbursement from her employer?

    I graduated from UoP but, as you are well aware, it is very expensive. I wouldn't go there if I had to pay $30K out of my own pocket (or loans).

    Is there perhaps a local public school offering night or weekend classes? What about COSC, Excelsior, TESC?
     
  3. Mr. Engineer

    Mr. Engineer member

    No - one day shy of 20 years with EDS, she was laid off. (thanks a lot to a greedly little bastard named Richard Brown - I hope you rot in hell!)

    She is a contractor for SBC and has no educational benefits.

    What is COSC and TESC? How accepted is Excelsior?
     
  4. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    What level of degree and what subject/concentration?
     
  5. Mr. Engineer

    Mr. Engineer member

    Re: Re: Looking into new On-line program

    She is currently enrolled in the BSTM (Technical Management) program. She would however take an BSIT or BSBA. She just needs a sort of business degree - from an accredited institution. We are looking at colleges that employ some sort of video format (streaming or otherwise) - and not just assignments and message boards.
     
  6. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

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      What is COSC and TESC? How accepted is Excelsior?
    Based upon what you have written, I would recommend the above schools to your wife -- and not the schools listed in your poll.

    COSC = Charter Oak State College or
    TESC = Thomas Edison State College or
    Execelsior College

    All three of these schools are regionally accredited.
     
  7. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

    Depending what her background is and the type of work she does for SBC this program is one I recommend to our interns who want exposure to business and technology. It is broad based and in the SBC world would have direct applicability.

    http://www.amberton.edu/DistBBA1.htm

    Not as fast as the others mentioned but certainly cheaper.

    for something a bit more technical:

    http://www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege/intbs.shtml

    neither of these programs has streaming video.


    Strayer has online exams that can be done synchronously or asynchronuosly so no need to find a proctor.

    As a last question what is her end goal since the varied programs lend themselves to particular fields?

    Good luck,
     
  8. Jack Tracey

    Jack Tracey New Member

    I didn't bother to vote. My answer is "(e) None of the Above." If your wife is simply looking for a business/tech type degree there are zillions of programs out there that are far less expensive. Is there something about the four referenced programs that makes them "standout?"
    Jack
     
  9. gsmckee

    gsmckee New Member

    Look for the Gus Santz list.
    Want to stay with BS Technical Management? Try Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Their Distance Learning has no streaming video, but the $177 per credit hour isn't too bad. And their distance courses start the 15th of every month (except December) and are 12 weeks long. Great if you like to stagger stuff. And a good list of neat minors.
    www.erau.edu
    Good luck
     
  10. lena00

    lena00 New Member

    My answer is (e) too. That is way to expensive if I had the money or not. I am taking a class at Three Rivers and it has streaming video through webct for my finance class it may be like that for all their classes. It only costed me 300 for the class and I am out of state.

    www.trcc.commnet.edu/Dist_Lrng/Dist_lrng_index.htm
    outreach.uwyo.edu
    online.misu.nodak.edu/

    Also as somebody else already mentioned here TESC, Excelsior, and COSC are good also.
     
  11. Kit

    Kit New Member

    COSC = Charter Oak State College
    http://www.cosc.edu/
    Located in Connecticut, this is the smallest of the "big three" regionally accredited online schools. Accepts credits from other regionally accredited schools, allows credit by testing out but there is a limit. You should be aware that COSC doesn't offer actual majors, per se. All COSC degrees are "General Studies" with a particular concentration. A degree from COSC should be fine as long as "General Studies with a concentration" will suit needs. If not look at the other two. A "General Studies" degree may be a problem in higher education or business depending on one's field.


    TESC= Thomas Edison State College
    http://www.tesc.edu/
    Located in New Jersey, they offer degrees in particular majors. They will accept credits from other regionally accredited colleges, allows unlimited credits earned by CLEP, allows credits earned by portfolio. I have heard people say about this college that they grant "credit for life experience", but it's not quite as easy as that sounds. Students have to earn all the credits they receive either by previous credit, CLEP, portfolio projects, and/or taking classes. Degrees from TESC are well accepted, both in business and for graduate school.


    Excelsior College
    http://www.excelsior.edu/
    Located in New York. Offers majors but does not offer actual classes. They act as a credit bank, accepting credits from other regionally accredited schools as well as helping students find other regionally accredited online schools where they can take classes for needed additional credits. Also allows CLEP, but may have a limitation. Degrees are well accepted in business and for graduate school.


    Any of the above three will be less expensive than any of the schools on your poll list. Since they are all regionally accredited there shouldn't be a problem with degree acceptance, except possibly COSC because of how they grant their degrees.

    Good luck to your wife, and what a rotten outfit she was with to have laid her off one day shy of 20 years! Isn't there a lawsuit or complaint to a state agency in there somewhere? What they did is so blatant.

    Kit
     
  12. Mr. Engineer

    Mr. Engineer member

    My wife probably could have sued on three plaines: A minority woman over 40. But she chose just to move on. EDS once was a great company under the leadership of Ross Perot. Unfortunately, like most companies not run by their founders, it was run into the ground by a greedy little bastard by the name of Rich Brown. Rich was eventually fired by the BOD, but not after he raided the company. Towards the end of her tenure, she hated her job anyway so I think this may have been a blessing in disguise. Talking to her former colleagues, I would say there are two classes of employees: Those who have been laid off, and those who are going to be laid off. Hardly an atmosphere to recruit the best and the brightest.

    I will have her check into some of the colleges mentioned. She needs an actual BSIT, BSBA or BSTM. Like myself (I am working on my MBA) she doesn't think she will actually make any more money, but she needs to stay competitive.
     
  13. Mike Albrecht

    Mike Albrecht New Member

    Check out the following colleges (from Peterson's Distance learning Program Search: http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/search.asp)
    Who apparently offer DL BA/BS degrees in in IT & TM


    Athabasca University
    Austin Peay State University
    BC Open Learning Agency
    Bellevue University
    Bowling Green State University
    Buena Vista University
    City University
    Daniel Webster College
    DeVry University Online
    East Carolina University
    Eastern Michigan University
    Florida State University
    Fort Hays State University
    Golden Gate University
    Indiana State University
    Jones International University
    National American University
    New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Northern Kentucky University
    Peirce College
    Pennsylvania College of Technology
    St. Petersburg College
    Tennessee State University
    Touro University International
    UMassOnline
    University of Central Florida
    University College of Cape Breton
    University of Illinois
    University of Massachusetts Lowell
    University of North Dakota
    University of Phoenix Online Campus
    Upper Iowa University
    Walden University
    Washburn University
    Western Governors University
     

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