onilne MBA course in Aspen university

hi,

Is online MBA course in Aspen University worth doing ? or there will not be any recognition.Let me know.

Thanks in advance....

 

Well, RA vs NA degree depends on your satisfaction requirement. An NA degree might satisfy your promotion at the Governmental job, but might or might not in the private sectors. And in the Academia absolutely is not worth it. So, an MBA at Aspen as following.

Personal Enrichment = YES
Government Job = YES
Private Sector = MAYBE (YES/NO)
Academia = NO

Hope my two cents help you with your decision.

 

I completed my MBA from Aspen, and yes it was worth doing. Aspen is Nationally accredited by the USDOE and CHEA. What are your future plans? What industry are you in?

Please provide more details.

Thanks,

Abner

 

Clarification

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Aspen is accredited by DETC (A national accreditor) and is recognized by the USDOE and CHEA.

 

As long as you don't plan on teaching at a university, a degree from Aspen would be great. It is my impression that the program at Aspen is very high quality and I would think that most employers would accept this as a true MBA. It really is a true MBA, as good as any other, IMO. The only problem lies in the fact that most universities will not recognize the DETC and will not hire someone with such a degree, but, other than that, you should have little trouble. There are a few employers that will not recognize any degree earned online, but they are a minority. The banking and finance sector is not known to be friendly to degrees earned online, but there are probably exceptions even in that industry.

 

I like Tekman's take on Aspen. If you already have a steady job, work for the govt or looking for personal enrichment I don't see a problem. Good luck.

 

As long as you can make peace with the fact that a degree from Aspen (well, most any degree taken online actually) will not land you a tenure track faculty posting at the university level it is the best option out there. Especially in terms of cost...and the rigor is also present. I had a conversation with a prof recently and she indicated to me that at her university ANY degree earned online that did not have an extended period of residence with teaching/TA experience included would never get you an interview let alone a position. And...she went on to add that this would not change in my lifetime (I'm 39) or that of my son (he's 5).

So...like Tekman has said. Aspen is a GREAT option if you truly realize what the end product can get you in life. All the best!

Ian

 

Also, if you do a search, you will see that quite a few people here were enamored with Aspen for quite some time due to their price point and quality. Some things have changed since then but they should still be on a good track.

 

Funny, I had an interview....I guess life is short for some!

 

Hey, don't get me wrong. I am all for change! I have a 100% Ed.S from Northwestern State that I loved doing and am very proud of. And, I think you are right, things will eventually change. It is just that the vast majority of us will not attain that level due to a variety of reasons, the most promienent being the " I got mine" mentality. If you slogged out 5 - 7 years of FT slavery (wait, I mean study!) in a traditional Ph.D/Ed.D program and then did post-docs for another 2 - 3 years before FINALLY getting a position, do you really think when you get a chance to hire you are going to open the door for a DL Ph.D/Ed.D with minimal time punched in the "doing a tremendous amount of research for my supervisor" category that you will hire a non-traditional doctorate? Again, I realize this will happen someday because doctoral programs will have to also change with the times. (hooray!) What that prof was saying to me if that at her university, for the forseeable future, things are never going to change because the pipeline is full of people who have a very vested interest in maintaining the status quo.

Hope you don't think I am being negative!!!! I am just realistic. If I want to achieve my goal of a terminal degree BUT want to also land a tenue-track university position a DL doctorate from Aspen (or NCU, or UofP, etc.) will not get me there. BUT if I want the satisfaction of reaching a life-long goal, the possibility of significant upward mobility in my current profession (teaching) and the change to engage in research that is meaningful to me and that others could be curious about...Aspen is the route to take. The price is right, the modality fits for me and I like what they stand for.

Have a great Sunday!

Ian

 

Don't worry about that, Ian. It's a fairly well known fact around here that a DL doctorate will offer little chance of a tenure track position. Few people who have researched the issue thoroughly will be expecting to do such a thing, although there are rumors of a very select few who have done it. Moreover, landing a tenure track university position is an extremely difficult task even with a traditional doctorate. Budget cuts and the generally poor economy have only exacerbated this problem.

 

It is interesting that we live in a global economy and the GFC is a good example of the minuses in that. An MBA is a business qualification and, while the US may be a new entrant into distance learning, other countries particularly those that were colonies of the United Kingdom have been doing it for over one hundred years. Look at UNISA and how long that has been around.
It is not too long ago that I was talking to a Professor from the University of Sydney who had his first law degree from the University of London. In short, think globally, your MBA from Aspen won't have an issue offshore and at a foreign university, if you wish to teach there (although most require a Doctorate now anyway). Businesses look at experience mostly anyway.

My thoughts would be to carefully consider what subjects or stream is in the MBA. Go global.

 

Ebbwvale, thanks for that post -- it allowed my mind to go in a different direction. Steve, that is exciting news. Who is the poster and what is the university?!!! In Canada, where I live, my lovely prof's opinion is iron-clad and actively encouraged by all those current in the traditional doctoral loop. FYI.

 

I have a MSIT from Aspen. I will never display it anywhere. The program was substandard. The courses were very easy. Most of the class assignments were wikipedia copy-paste and the professors never looked at the work but still gave a 'A'. I did not purchase textbooks for many courses but still got a 'A'. I would not go back there for another degree unless they have changed the way they operated. I did have a professor from India, never replied to my emails but he made a point to give 'A' for all the assignments. Paid $3K for the Degree Program.

 

OMG, I was in that program.... I dropped out after second course.

 

Well, it wasn't easy - lots of teaching experience, committee work, conferences, etc. That being said, there also has to be some realistic expectations as well. I knew that my online PhD wasn't going to land me a job at Harvard.

Shawn