Capella University

I'm considering enrolling in Capella University but don't know how they rank against other on-line universities. Does anyone know which schools are considered excellent or good on-line schools? Are there any on-line schools that employers won't laugh at when they see them on a resume?

 

Capella does not fare well in comparison with other schools - and that tends to apply to the grads also.

YMMV

 

So what's wrong with Capella grads?

 

Capella has a very good reputation among online schools. From all the online schools that I've seen discussed here, I think Capells is the only one that has applied for APA accreditation for their psychology programs. If it gets it, it will be the third distance learning school to get APA accreditation behind Fielding and CIIS.

However online schools don't always have a great reputation among employers, but in today's high tech world, I think that their are a growing number of employers that are becoming more open to them as long as they are RA. However, in terms of acceptance, it is safer to attend an online program from a brick and mortar college.

 

Re: Re: Capella University

Could you be more specific? The poster Lisa Campbell was asking about online schools. Are you saying that Capella does not fare well in comparison with "online" schools or land-based schools?

 

Re: Re: Capella University

Just making a correction here. I meant that Capella has officially applied for APA accreditation for their doctoral program in *clinical* psychology.

 

Probably nothing. I am seeing more and more grads from Capella and other recognized online schools teaching at well regarded B&M institutions.

 

Re: Re: Re: Capella University

As a tenured faculty member, and as a consultant, I have been less than impressed by Capella grads I have met.

As a student in one (1) Capella class (doctoral) I was not impressed with the class.

In one case I was amazed that a person had a BS, let alone a PhD (speaking and writing skills were poor), and afterwards was informed they had a EdD from Capella.

 

My experience at Capella University was a positive one. The coursework was challenging. Most of the instructors were knowledgeable non-academic professionals with degrees from online and traditional universities. My classmates ranged from young professionals to senior level executives from well known corporations such as Boeing and Medtronics. Their diversity in experience and industries added to the overall learning experience.

I did leave Capella after completing a graduate certificate. I found the cost too high and decided to continue towards a MBA at Bellevue University.

 

My experience at Capella was also positive.

No doubt you have seen Capella grads that have failed to impress. I have as well, ....in addition to Harvard grads, and very highly pedigreed academics from other schools that have failed to impress from time to time.

I suppose an educational experience is what you make of it. I have always done well professionally, speak regularly, teach, have succeeded in the corporate environment multiple times.

The way I see it, education is education. Where you get it is secondary--except perhaps, for networking, prestige, personal "branding" by association with some revered institution. etc.

To me, this is like saying "I checked out my books from the library of congress, where did you check out yours?".

Note: As an aside, I teach Information Systems as an adjunct for several schools online--and I was once comparing the curriculum of some of the schools for which I teach--with similar courses at MIT (on their open Web site). No difference in curriculum as far as I could see.


Sometimes I wonder what the tuition and prestige factor is all about...but, then again,...I am only a Capella grad, so maybe I am having trouble following it all..

 

Capella

Hello Lisa,
I will not give you an opinon of Capella but I will tell you that this forum is rather anti-Capella. This group tends to be followed by the alumni of a very small handful of schools - thus the skewing of their reports toward those schools and against others. My observations are based upon watching and listening (on a daily basis) since 2001. My advice - take everything you hear with a big grain of salt. Do your research here AND elsewhere.

 

Re: Re: Re: Re: Capella University

This is just second-hand information, but I've heard that Capella's schools can vary in reputation & quality. For instance, the school of education doesn't seem to get a lot of high marks, but I hear much better things about the business, psychology and human services schools.

Keep in mind that your last paragraph is poorly written. Maybe you wrote it in a hurry or maybe you are one of those former students with poor writing skills. LOL

Seriously, there are students from Capella, NCU, and Walden that post here regularly and I don't see anyone complaining about their writing skills. In fact, I don't see your writing skills to be better than theirs.

 

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Capella University

In fact, I'm knocking these off.

What I DO see, Mike, is a Capella grad (fine with that) "who doth protest too much"

 

Re: Capella

Good advice!

Just like every other school out there, you have graduates that represent the school well and graduates that do not. Capella is RA and if they have what you are looking for, give them a try.

After enrolling in NCU's PhD program, I actually applied, and was admitted, to a B&M school's PhD program. I started taking a course, but dropped it after the first night's lecture because I felt the professor was unorganized [not a good feeling for my first night]. The next semester I took and completed a course, but I was not impressed with the professor (a different professor with a PhD from Princeton) or the staff, so I decided to continue on with NCU and I have yet to regret my decision.

 

" Are there any on-line schools that employers won't laugh at when they see them on a resume? "

Employers will only laugh at degreemills, shills, and other funny institutions that sell fake degrees.


--------------------------------------------------

"I will not give you an opinon of Capella but I will tell you that this forum is rather anti-Capella."

- Its the gang colors

Hmm. I don't think so. However, I am
happy to report that regular, new,
fictional, imaginary and old
DI-members are anti-degreemill.

------------------------------------------------

To hell with all of you crazy pro-capella supporters. Im creating a border to keep all of you out.


ME

=================

c c c c c <----- U's









hahaha. Im just kidding folks. Capella is a fine university. A friend of mine is a capella grad. He worked hard for his degree. The psychology curriculum, among others, are rigourous and customer support is excellent. You will get your moneys worth.

Lisa. Capella is regionally accredited. The university has partnerships with well known large corporations and on-campus regionally accredited universities. Employers will not and should not laugh at an online focused RA accredited university. If they do, they are morons who are not worth your time and intelligence.

NCU and Capella are not the only online schools out there. They both have learning management systems and academic structures that appeal to
different prospective well talented individuals. You may consider them excellent based on your preferences and learning style. They are excellent by themselves as RA universities that focus on learning through the internet.


Welcome to degreeinfo lisa.

What is your field and degree of interest?

 

Re: Re: Capella

Thanks guys (I think most of you are guys)! I'm new to this so I appreciate all the info. To answer a previous question, I'm working towards my bachelors in business, and the brick and mortar model is proving more and more difficult with full time work and parenting. I'll continue to do research and will probably give on-line learning a shot. So far, I'm impressed with what's out there.

 

Re: Alternatives

Be sure you completely understand the Capella program. Only the fact that I had the enrollment counselors statements in an e-mail and was willing to file in court prompted the Dean to fullfill my enrollment conditions - they tried to involuntarily move me into a "rolling enrollment" with automated billing, late fees, credit reports, etc.