ACCIS Accredited?

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  1. Memonics

    Memonics New Member

    ACCIS (American College of Computer & Information Sciences) makes following claims: Are they for real?

    ACCIS is licensed and approved by the Alabama State Department of Education.


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    Accreditation
    ACCIS is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

    Also,

    Educational Affiliations
    ACCIS has memberships in the following educational associations and organizations:
    American Association for Higher Education
    Council for Higher Education Accreditation
    Council for Adult and Experiential Learning
    International Council for Innovation in Higher Education
    NSPA: Network and Systems Professionals Association
    Society for Applied Learning Technology
     
  2. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    1. ACCIS has recognized accreditation. DETC accreditation, especially without ACE evaluation (which many DETC schools have sought, but they haven't) has less than half as much acceptance in the academic world, but a good deal more than whatever is in 3rd place. And acceptance in the business world will be higher than in the academic, although we don't yet have research data on this.

    2. There was much discussion here last year about how the school claimed accreditation from the dreadful and unrecognized World Association until the moment they got DETC accreditation. But that clearly didn't worry DETC.

    3. Alabama licensure and approval is a mere rubber stamp. Dreadful places like Barrington, whose only presence in the state is a mailbox service, have licensure and approval. Such is life in Alabama. So it's not a bad thing; it is just nothing to be proud of.
     
  3. Memonics

    Memonics New Member

    Alternatives?

    Anyway thanks for the quick reply.
    Sorry I should've searched the archives first. After reading all the previous post on ACCIS, I am definitely not considering it anymore.


    Here's what I am looking for:

    A master's degree in either Computer Science or in Computer Information Sciences with little (less than a month) residency or none. I have two traditional bachelor degrees (Computer Science and Mathematics) from a state school and definitely want an accredited school for my master's degree.

    Only catch is that I can't really afford a school that costs over $5,000 or $6,000 at most. Any suggestion?

    Any/all help will be greatly appreciated.
     
  4. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    The University of Hawaii offers an MS in Information and Computer Sciences that can be completed entirely online. It only requires 10 courses at $555 per course, for a total cost of $5,555, and as far as I know it's the only RA program in the US that meets your criteria. They'll even accept up to 12 transfer credits. I'd passed over this program initially because they were only offering 1-2 courses per semester, but it looks like now they are offering at least 4 graduate courses per semester. There are no (physical) residency requirements, but it would sure be fun to attend graduation. [​IMG]
     
  5. Memonics

    Memonics New Member

    Thanks Gary,
    But it seems like they have residency requirements. This is what they have on their website for ms in computer infomation science.

    Residency requirements: Students must earn a minimum of 18 credit hours through the University of Hawaii at Manoa as a classified graduate student.

    If I am willing to pay a little more (about $10,000) will that increase the possible university?

    Thanks.
     
  6. Tom Head

    Tom Head New Member

    Memonics --

    I think distance learning courses will fulfill the 18-hour requirement, and that no on-campus residency is, in fact, required.

    If I'm mistaken, there are definitely other U.S. options in the $6,000-$8,000 ballpark, UK programs in a similar price range, Aussie programs for about half that (at the current exchange rate), and South African programs for even less. John, Mariah, Larry McQueary and I co-wrote a Bears' Guide to the Best Computer Degrees by Distance Learning about 18 months ago, but there has been a great deal of water over the synapses since then and I can't recall the prices of very many of the specific master's programs we profiled. I do recall the price of the book ($14.95), and suspect it can be had very inexpensively from Half.com if it might be useful.

    You might also look here:
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/2386/dlee.html

    Good luck.


    Cheers,
     
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  7. Gary Rients

    Gary Rients New Member

    In this context, "residency requirements" simply means that you must take 18 credits of courses (6 courses) from them, which can be taken in the form of online courses. It does not mean that you need to physically attend the school in any way. When you look at distance/on-line programs you have to bear in mind that there are two types of "residency." One meaning relates to physical attendance requirements, while the other just refers to requirements of taking courses (online or otherwise) from the school (as opposed to transferred credits). Normally when you see a reference to "residency requirements" it will just be referring to the number of credits that must be taken through the school in order for them to grant you a degree, but when you see "required residencies" it generally refers to physical attendance.

    If you read the first paragraph on that same page, it says: "This degree is delivered completely on-line..." I recommend that you contact an advisor to get more information about how the program would work for you. This program really does seem to suit your needs, so I wouldn't just discard it...
     

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