Century University

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  1. csteila

    csteila New Member

    Does anybody have any information on Century U. in Albuquerque N.M.
    Been looking at KWU but after reading all the postings about that school, it's out!!

    Also, any information on a good DL school with BS degree's (if any) in Electrical Engineering?
    Would attend regular school but travel does not allow it.

    Help! :confused:
     
  2. EllisZ

    EllisZ Member

    I'm not sure that a Century degree would be any more useful than the K-W degree.

    What degree level are you pursuing?

    At the undergrad level I can't think of any reason to not get an RA degree (or at least DETC). Tell us what you are looking for and perhaps we can offer you some good, affordable options.
     
  3. Guest

    Guest Guest

    I would concur with EllisZ. For utility you should pursue an accredited undergraduate degree. Engineering is not my field but we do have an engineer posting here.

    North
     
  4. csteila

    csteila New Member

    What About World College (CIE)

    Any information about World College ( Cleveland Institute of Technology) BEET Program? Is it recognized and accredited?
     
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  5. duff

    duff New Member

    I believe they are. I think by DETC.
     
  6. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    I'm an electrical engineer, I don't know where are you situated but a good accredited electrical engineer degree is the B.Eng in Electrical Engineering from the university of southern queensland. A degree from this institution will be legal to get a license as an electrical engineer in Canada, Australia and the US. I don't know if it is 100% DL but you can check, one bad or good thing is that you will need to write proctored exams, but I feel that this also gives more credibility to your degree than a multiple choice open book examination from century that won't be recognized for license purposes.
     
  7. RFValve

    RFValve Well-Known Member

    Re: What About World College (CIE)

    A DETC accredited BEET degree would give you only the right to practice as a technician, you will need an ABET accredited degree of an US institution or an engineering degree from Canada or Australia in order to apply for a license. If your intentions are to practice as an electrical engineer you are better off with a degree from the university of southern queensland. If you are looking for an easy ride you can stay with Century, but good luck after for finding a job as an electrical engineer.
     
  8. Mike Albrecht

    Mike Albrecht New Member

    Unfortunately, most of the DL degrees in engineering are Master's level (this goes for almost all disciplines). There are a few degree completion programs, but they are hard to find.

    Try Univeristy of North Dakota which is about the only one I really know of.
     
  9. Chip

    Chip Administrator

    Anyone seeking info on the less-than-wonderful Century or Kennedy-Western universities need only search the archives. There are lots of messages about both of these programs, few of them favorable.
     
  10. irat

    irat New Member

    what about

    I'm not an engineer.
    Anthabasca in Can. and Idaho in the us seem to have quite a few engineering courses.
    All the best!
     
  11. gmanmikey

    gmanmikey New Member

    Well, I am not an engineer (yet) but I am 4 semester hours short of a BSEE at a RA/ABET accredited school. I will graduate this December, after a hell of a long run, working full-time and going to school part-time. Yeah, I don't have to travel much.

    csteila, you are going to find RA & ABET accredited distance education BSEE programs in the USA as scarce as hen's teeth. I don't want to discourage you but I don't want to feed you a load of crap, either. Looking for distance ed BSEE degrees in the USA is like walking through the desert without a map, hoping to find an oasis. Is there water up ahead? Nope, just another effing mirage. But then, you might get lucky -- maybe some school is setting one up. I haven't been poking around much recently. Keep looking around for a bit while you come up with plan B. You might need a plan B.

    I don't know you and your circumstances, so I can't tell you what your plan B could/should be. You ultimately have to sort that out yourself. If you need some help with this you will have to give us more info about your situation.

    Oh, by the way: people will say look at this or that school, they offer courses. Yup, maybe they do. Look to see what degrees they offer, OK? Assuming they are regionally accredited and ABET accredited (both important), do they offer a BSEE or a BSEET? (You will find there is a difference.) I believe you can find a few BSEET programs that are distance ed. (Search this discussion group.) I know of people who took BSEET degrees and actually went to real live MSEE programs at RA schools. I know of other people with other undergrad degrees who got into MSEE programs. The schools blew crap at them, you know, made them fill a few gaps in their prerequisites, but they were admitted. And distance ed MSEE programs actually exist in the USA.

    Sorry to be such a pill. I do foam at the mouth too much about this subject. Good luck, and good hunting. Check back and let us know how things are going.

    Mike Goldberg
     
  12. gmanmikey

    gmanmikey New Member

    csteila,

    I'm guessing that you're a some sort of electronic technician who is trying to jump the fence into an electrical engineering position that, on paper at least, requires a BSEE.

    Something you should read is located at:

    From Technician to Engineer

    (I hope I got the link working correctly. If not, cut and paste the following to the right bowser slot...)

    http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/hwallace/hwallace028.html

    Sorry I didn't mention this link in my previous post; I must have had brain freeze from my slurpee.

    Mike Goldberg
     
  13. gmanmikey

    gmanmikey New Member

    csteila,

    I'm guessing that you're a some sort of electronic technician who is trying to jump the fence into an electrical engineering position that, on paper at least, requires a BSEE.

    Something you should read is located at:

    From Technician to Engineer

    (I hope I got the link working correctly. If not, cut and paste the following to the right bowser slot...)

    http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/hwallace/hwallace028.html

    Sorry I didn't mention this link in my previous post; I must have had brain freeze from my slurpee.

    Mike Goldberg
     
  14. gmanmikey

    gmanmikey New Member

    I was delighted to be proven wrong today. This is not ideal, being limited to Iowa residents, but it's more than I thought was available.

    Engineering Distance Education at Iowa State University


     

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