What is the difference between CSU - Global and CSU - Online?

What is the difference between CSU - Global and CSU - Online?

CSU OnlinePlus
Colorado State University-Global Campus

 

I dunno...

 

CSU - Global is a separate college that is part of the Colorado State University System.

CSU - Online appears to be a program though one particular CSU (Fort Collins).

 

This.

I have taught courses for CSU-Global for a few years now - it is a separate and distinct institution, but it is under the Colorado State University System umbrella. There is no cross over of faculty with any of the other CSU institutions that offer online programs AFAIK.

 

I am considering a grad certificate program but have a concern they will pull a Touro University International move and sell off the online division to a for-profit. Not that there is anything wrong with for-profits but I do not want another transcript mess like I have now.

 

I agree; Colorado State University-OnlinePlus is the property of Colorado State University-Fort Collins and has been, I believe, an available option prior to CSU-Global.

 

CSU-Fort Collins, CSU-Pueblo, and CSU-Global are all parts of the Colorado State University system. But they are all separately accredited by HLC-NCA.

If your degree is from CSU-Online, it's a CSU-Fort Collins degree, just like the ones earned by the traditional students at the Fort Collins campus. As stated by CSU Online:

If your degree is from CSU-Pueblo or CSU-Global, then it's not a CSU-Fort Collins degree. It's still a CSU degree, but it's from the Pueblo campus or the Global campus.

 

Understood, although I would be far less worried about it since it is a part of the state university system. Additionally, it is a public institution with a balance sheet in the black so I don't think the CSU system will get rid of it.

 

I understand but Touro is a non-profit also (although private) and they were fine when they unloaded Touro University International

 

Politically, it would be much harder for the State of Colorado to sell CSU-Global than it was for Touro to sell TUI.

It literally required an Act of the State Legislature, with approval by the Colorado House, the Senate, and the Governor, to establish CSU-Global. Any attempt to sell CSU-Global would have to go through the same political process.

When was the last time you heard of a US State selling an established State University to the private sector ?

 

When NY sold Regents College (nka Excelsior College)?

 

Technically not a "sale". It's true that Regents College changed from public to private control, but it remained a non-profit institution as Excelsior College.

I should have phrased the question differently:

 

I am not as concerned about profit - non-profit. I do not want to play the transcript doe-see-doe again.

 

I would not stress over that with either of the links in your first post.

 

Are you trying to tell me that the issue of whether an entity ends up in the hands of a for-profit or a non-profit makes a difference as to whether it can properly be called a sale?

 

Is there a difference between a charitable donation and a sale ?

Did any money (or other valuable considerations) change hands when Regents College became independent ?
Or did the NY Regents simply pass control of the institution over to a non-profit board of trustees ?

If it was a donation by the NY Regents, then obviously the non-profit status makes a difference.
You can make a charitable donation to a non-profit entity, but not to a for-profit.

 

I know Touro was sold and that was non-profit but private school.

 

Did you end up attending CSU - Global? I'm supposed to be starting but a little distrusting of a fully online University.

 

I never did attend but not because of the 100% part, I just knew I could not dedicate the time without my wife killing me.