UMUC & USNews

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Kizmet, May 16, 2016.

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  1. Kizmet

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  2. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    UMUC lost that debate, in my opinion. A comment on the article said that the rankings are unfair due to IPEDS only tracking the graduation rates of first-time students. This puts non-traditional colleges at a disadvantage because they mostly attract working adults with transfer credits. I disagree. Online programs, period, attract a lot of working adults with transfer credits regardless of the school being traditional or non-traditional. Nevertheless, I would like to see the numbers on this. It feels as if non-traditional schools spend more money and time recruiting people who have never attended college than traditional schools do. I routinely come across economically disadvantaged, young people who were completely unaware of online programs existing at traditional schools due to lack of advertising.
     

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