National University

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  1. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

  2. Go_Fishy

    Go_Fishy New Member

    I have never taken a class from them, but they sometimes drop off info materials at the language school I work at. From what I have heard about them, they deliver good and solid education and care about their students. One of their niches is providing affordable education for international students.
     
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  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I believe that they offer the only 100% distance learning MFA in Creative Writing in the USA. I've only heard good things about them.
     
  4. mrtito02

    mrtito02 New Member

    Hi,

    I completed my M.S. in Information Systems at National University online. I finished in 2007. Although I can't speak about the program you are interested in, I was very happy with my experience and would recommend them. I found their curriculum to be applicable and I found the staff and faculty very helpful.

    Regards,
     
  5. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

    Thanks for the feedback. How is National University regarded in the workplace or by employers? Although the name of the school is a bit odd, they have a great assortment of programs, and the fact they are RA is nice, too.
     
  6. tcnixon

    tcnixon Active Member

    I earned one of my teaching credentials through National University. While it was not online at that time, it was nontraditional (as in one course a month; two nights a week; nontraditional then).

    I was quite pleased with the courses and the commitment to quality.



    Tom Nixon
     
  7. Farina

    Farina New Member

    I've applied and been accepted to National University. I just can't get over the one course a month thing! National . .where have you been all of my life? I'm going to start my MFA in Creative Writing in October! Let's see how it goes.
     
  8. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    In Southern California National university is well known and I never heard anyone think the school name is odd - one point in its favor is that is is basically a B&M school that also offers DL. Their main campus is in San Diego and they have 20+ satellite campuses.
     
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  9. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Depends on how old you are. National was established in the early 1970's, employing its course-a-month format which leveraged all the computing power they could summon back in those days to support it.
     
  10. SoldierInGA

    SoldierInGA New Member

    I received my B.S from them and subsequently joined the military. As a veteran, I received great support from them and the availability of various satellites allowed me the opportunity to finish my degree in a timely manner (albeit more expensively than other local universities).
    One thing to consider: as a veteran or active duty, you are allowed to take classes on the local military base satellites (like MCRD in San Diego) at basically 50% discount on the tuition.
    Anyway, the quality of instruction depends mainly on the caliber of the professor but most of them are professionals in the field and rather accessible as such.
     
  11. Farina

    Farina New Member

    Well then they've been around . . .even before I was born :)
     
  12. Farina

    Farina New Member

    Current National University students

    Is there anyone currently enrolled at National University? If so, I'd like to know about your experience there.
     
  13. gonenomad

    gonenomad New Member

    I did my teaching license through NU's campus in Los Angeles. I really did appreciate their faculty. Every professor I had was a teacher or principal by day and NU professor by night.
     
  14. tomball

    tomball New Member

    50's DINER

    Yep, it's a flash back in time, everything is done the old fashion way. Guess that is why they don't do much of anyting well...

    Still not a bad school, just a rip on the administration at National!
     
  15. tomball

    tomball New Member

    Flash back

    BTW - National invented the one (1) course per month format - a BIG hit in the 80's
     
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