So it appears that Nova has a PhD in CJ that can be completed at a distance. Do you think a PhD from Nova will allow me to be a competitive candidate for a TT position?
At smaller schools, perhaps. The higher you aim your sights, the better your research, conference presentations and publications need to be.
I agree with that statement. The more you publish and the more you present, the better your chances will be.
Chronicle I posted a similar message on one of the Chronicle's forums. I was told that community colleges won't hire me and even online PhD programs won't hire those with online PhD's to work. I checked out the last statement using Capella's catalog and stopped counting when I reach twenty faculty with DL PhD degrees. Here is one of the posts: An online/nontraditional PhD is reasonable only for someone who already has a job and who is looking to move up the pay scale. If you were teaching at a CC and wanted to increase your credentials and pay, this might be a good option, but it would certainly not be a credential for hiring--even at a CC--and might actually be a barrier. Any thoughts on this? I really want to know exactly what I'm getting before I spend many years and many thousands of dollars on something as important as a PhD. Thanks.
I don't believe that they won't hire you with a DL PhD from a good school. A lot of schools will hire you over students with a B&M degree if you have the experience and knowledge. A local full time job at my local cc just went to a teacher from the school district my kids attend, she got it with a DL masters and PhD from U of P. Just like you saw, DL degrees are everywhere. Heck a faculty member at Andrew Jackson has degrees from California Coast and Columbia Southern in CJ. He also has the experience to back it up and is a law Enforcement Officer.
