I have been looking at NCU for about a month now and the only hurdle left is the question of financial aid. Could anyone here answer why they lost the ability for Federal Financial Aid? I guess dependning on the answer, does it appear accreditation is next? I would hate to enroll in a school that could lose accreditation. Does anyone have any knowledge on the financial aid. I don't care about having to take out a loan but was curious why they lost it. Thanks, Scott Hughes BA - Anthropology Rutgers University MS - Educational Technology Nova Southeastern Ed.D. - Up in the air University
They did not lose financial aid. They chose to discontinue participation in the program. That decision did, in fact, put many NCU learners in a financial bind. It was NCU's decision however. I doubt they are in any real danger of losing their regional accreditation anytime soon.
Check out the following weblink. It looks like your options are: 20% down + 4 payments a term; Sallie Mae loans (www.slmfinancial.com); and NCU Opportunity Loans. www.ncu.edu/university_information/about.asp?homepage_id=10
Title IV financial aid NCU voluntarily withdrew from the Distance Education Demonstration Program, which is described in great detail on the US Department of Education web site here: http://www.ed.gov/programs/disted/index.html Concerned about the same issue as the author of the thread, I called Kay W. Gilcher, Project leadership, distance education and data reporting at (202) 502-7693, as identified on the DEDP website as the contact: http://www.ed.gov/programs/disted/contacts.html Ms. Gilcher personally confirmed that NCU voluntarily withdrew because of issues over the constraints imposed by the program on NCU's course delivery/semester scheme. I recommend that you call her if you have any other questions. When they dropped out of the program, the access to Title IV financial aid was terminated. Hence, I would not necessarily connect this program having to do with financial aid to regional accreditation, since the accreditors don't care whether the school is elidgeable to extent Title IV financial aid to its students or not. They aren't connected. I get your point, however, that had NCU been booted out of the program, then certainly this could indicate other problems but my research indicated that they seem to be ok as to accreditation issues. Use the "search" feature on this forum to see other threads on this.
Ah! Here's that other thread on NCU & financial aid! http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19564
You might also try getting student loans through the Access Group www.accessgroup.com . It is also possible to get student loans directly through the bank. I've heard that Key Bank is pretty good in this respect. Also, get a good used copy of John Bear's _Finding Money for College_ at www.amazon.com or www.bookfinder.com .
Cost at NCU I am interested in the cost of 6 hours (2 courses) per semester at NCU for the doctorate in Education? I am some what confused on the amount per course. I am currently attending Walden University. It is so expensive that I am already out of the amount I can borrow for student loans. I cannot afford to pay 4,000 each quarter not including the amount of the residencies, lodging and travel. The tution just went up for the fall. Can someone give me some feedback? I do not want to venture into another program if I cannot afford it. I might be back applying to traditional doctoral program. Cheryl
Re: Cost at NCU NCU's tuition is on their website Cheryl. They have some payment plans, but you'd need outside financing. How would going to a more traditional university by less expensive? Even with a graduate assistantship (typical - free tuition + 20 hours slavery per week), it seems that loss of income would make this more expensive. If you are young and/or generally can live on next to nothing and really want to go into academics, taking an assistantship at a traditional program could be rationalized as cheaper I guess. Planning to work plus your assistantship work plus your program however, may be extremely difficult. What's your situation?
Ah! And yet another old thread on NCU & financial aid! http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=18462
I went to the website yesterday. Thank you again for this information. It is big possibility I will be going traditional. It is less expensive and less credit hours to receive my doctorate in Education. However, I am going to truly miss the advantage of being at home. Cheryl
Messagewriter In Texas, if you are a veteran, you get free tuition, and plus it is only 60 hours vs 81 or 135. Cheryl
Cheryl, I assume from your prior post that you are a military veteran residing in the great State of Texas.
University of North Texas www.unt.edu EdD, PhD Applied Technology & Training Development Texas Tech University www.ttu.edu EdD Instructional Technology
Just in case you might be willing to trot off to other states for your ed tech doc, I list the following. Arizona: Arizona State University www.asu.edu PhD Learning & Instructional Technology Colorado: University of Northern Colorado www.unco.edu PhD Educational Technology Connecticut: University of Connecticut www.uconn.edu PhD Instructional Media & Technology Florida: University of Florida www.ufl.edu EdD, PhD Media & Instructional Design Gerorgia: University of Georgia www.uga.edu PhD Instructional Technology Georgia State University www.gsu.edu PhD Instructional Technology Hawaii: University of Hawaii www.uhm.hawaii.edu PhD Educational Technology Illinois: Northern Illinois University www.niu.edu EdD Instructional Technology Indiana: Indiana University Bloomington www.iub.edu PhD Instructional Systems Technology Purdue University www.purdue.edu PhD Educational Technology Iowa: University of Iowa www.uiowa.edu PhD Instructional Design & Technology Maryland: Towson University www.towson.edu EdD Instructional Technology Michigan: University of Michigan www.umich.edu PhD Educational Technology Wayne State University www.wayne.edu EdD, PhD Instructional Technology Ohio: Kent State University www.kent.edu PhD Instructional Technology Ohio University www.ohio.edu PhD Instructional Technology Pennsylvania: Indiana University www.iup.edu DEd Education & Educational Technology Tennessee: University of Memphis www.memphis.edu EdD Instructional Design and Technology University of Tennessee www.tennessee.edu EdD Instructional Technology Utah: Utah State University www.usu.edu PhD Instructional Technology Wyoming: University of Wyoming www.uwyo.edu EdD, PhD Instructional Technology
Ted, Thank you for the information. Are these distance learning or traditional institutions? I will research tonight. Cheryl
These are traditional B & M state universities. As to DL Ed Tech docs, the only two listed in BG15 (2003) are Nova Southeastern University (www.nova.edu) and Pepperdine University (www.pepperdine.edu). Both are private schools and so are probably fairly expensive.
My husband and I talked about it on yesterday. He is encouraging me to go to NCU, and we will pay as we go. This morning I will call NCU, and talk to them about transfering my credits from Walden U. If I can get 30 credits transferred to NCU, it will cut down on the number of credit hours. I am still worried if this is a reputable DL university. I have read a lot of entries about the university on the discussion board. However, I really need to investigate. Cheryl
