Do you think CCU will offer Doctorate degree?

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  1. shirleyngan

    shirleyngan New Member

    Do you think CCU will offer Doctorate degree?
     
    shirleyngan, Aug 16, 2005
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  2. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    You might check over at www.degreeforum.com . I thought I saw something about that over there.

    Yup. Thought so. Randell and Renshi and Ultimale were discussing it. End of 2006 is the plan, or so it seems.
     
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    Ted Heiks, Aug 16, 2005
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  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Yes, if:

    DETC goes ahead with its pilot (likely).

    The pilot is successful (probably).

    DETC approves other schools (probably).

    CCU applies (likely).

    CCU is approved (probably).


    A lot of things have to happen before CCU begins awarding doctorates. Plus, they have to figure out what to do with the students in the pipeline. I understand they have a deadline to complete their degrees, and I wouldn't be surprised if DETC decided to require them to "teach out" the remaining students. (Or, DETC could apply its new standards to those students, but from what we've seen, those standards are a far cry from what CCU required of its students prior to accreditation.)

    I suspect it is inevitable, but I wouldn't count on such a precise date.
     
    Rich Douglas, Aug 17, 2005
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  4. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I have been told they will
     
    Randell1234, Aug 17, 2005
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  5. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    It will be interesting to see how academia and the professional world react to a DETC PHD or DBA for that matter.
     
    friendorfoe, Aug 17, 2005
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  6. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    I would think that it would be helpful for community college teachers looking for a paid increase or for people looking to work as adjuncts where an RA Master's degree is the main requirement and the DBA a nice to have. I don't think it would be helpful for full time faculty prospects as people with RA online PhDs are still having a hard time to be recognized.
     
    RFValve, Aug 17, 2005
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  7. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    You are probably correct. I am thinking of the long term effects and thinking somthing like this.

    Baby Boomers are aging out and retiring in the next few decades leaving Gen X types holding the keys to the house (so to speak) with another population boom on the tail end.

    As the Baby Boomers retire our, this will leave a lot of faculty positions open as the new boom hits and these kids hit the college and university circuit, there will not be nearly as many Gen Xers to fill the void.

    I could be wrong.
     
    friendorfoe, Aug 17, 2005
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