I am getting close to signing up to continue my education after 20 years of being out of school. I have exerpience in Management and the IT field, so that is where I think I will focus ... a Bachelor of Science in either Business Management or IT (I have 1 year of college where the credits should, hopefully, transfer). I am looking at the following schools and wondering if anyone knows of any pros and/or cons of these, or even of getting ones Bachelor's Degree online. Florida Tech University Online Walden University They both are regionally accredited, and both cost around $400/credit. I am wondering how a prospective employer is going to look at a BS from an online university as well. Thank you in advance.
go to www.geteducated.com download the freebies and then come back with some more questions. Lots of other options than the two you mentioned. Although Florida tech would be the better of the two for what you seek. In most instances unless you tell the employer or you finish your degree from a school known for being an online school an employer won't know how you earned your degree. There are some good state school options. http://distancelearning.wisconsin.edu/ Welcome aboard.
Welcome Jayjay I always urge people to look at colleges that are local to where they live (or want to live if military or transitory). In your case, I would get (or finish) an AA degree at a community college and then transfer. Here's a link to UWisc with $205 a credit. http://online.uwc.edu/tuitionandfinancialaid/index.asp A poster here named "Capella Rocks" is an instructor at a CC in Wisconsin- he might have more info. I have many students who are going to my CC then tranferring to one of the state universities, either online or onground. Then your degree is from a very recognizable place at a very cheap cost -why pay more? UWisc Whitewater has a fully online BBA and MBA. http://www.uww.edu/cobe/distance/onlinebba/index.html Platteville also has a fully online Undergrad - see here http://www.uwplatt.edu/disted/ I didn't look up IT degrees...but there should be something in-state. The only reason that I could see going to an online school out of your state for undergrad is if you can't find the major that you want at a local school. If any of the UW schools don't offer an online IT, and don't have enough elective IT-type credits, I'd suggest that you get the BA in business then a grad certificate or Masters in IT afterwards. Happy studying!
GetEducated.com Kevin, thank you for posting this valuable resource. It is just what I've been looking for!
I echo the comments - take a good look at Get Educated's list. Sad to say, if you are looking for business - you will find a better deal outside of WI for tution, although UW Platteville is in the honorable mention list. I also second the community college (cc) option if feasible for someone who has been away from the classroom for a long time - the cc environment is typically less expensive and you should have more instructor/student interaction, especially if you can attend a brick and mortar cc. That being said, if you have to do the cc option online due to work or other considerations - you should consider cc's in New Mexico (Clovis, Central New Mexico, and San Juan). The tuition, even for out of state students, is extremely affordable. Finally, if you decide to go the cc route - have a 4-year school in mind that you want to transfer to in mind, and try to match up the courses at the cc to the same courses at the 4-year school; this should make it easier to transfer once you graduate. Also keep in mind, it is typically easier to transfer from a cc to a 4-year school if you earn the associates degree (at least that's my experience in my little corner of the world in the WI Northwoods). Best of luck to you - and let us know how the journey goes! Shawn
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There are serveral recommendations for you. If you have extensive expericence, and want to have a degree. Then, Western Governors University would fit your needs. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Management If you want little name, then Kansas State University has Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Hello, just my 2 cents here, as I assume you have quite a lot of professional experience, did you ever contemplate to look at Work Based Learning Studies? If so you may want to look at Middlesex University, they offer both BA/BSc and graduated degrees. http://www.mdx.ac.uk/wbl/index.asp Happy Holidays!
