Hello, Please advise "is this a genuine program" from a reputable U? Thank you ! QUOTE Let Us Put You On The Fast Track To Career Success! Gain the project management skills that will put you in-demand in today's ultra-competitive marketplace ONLINE from Villanova University, the largest online project management training provider in the nation! Call Toll-Free 1-866-818-6682 Attend classes completely ONLINE Online streaming video lectures bring Villanova University professors to you Earn a Project Management certificate in 8 weeks 4 Certificate Programs and 2 Master Certificate Tracks available Recently ranked by US News & World Report as the #1 University in the North for the 13th time! UNQUOTE Monkey
I found a link from the Villanova web site to UA (University Alliance) aka Bisk Education. All I know, for certain, is that their site causes my browser to crash continually. Why not call the number and find out whether the certificate is, in fact, awarded by Villanova or otherwise?
Monkey: if it is by Villanova it is legitimate. Villanova is a real university (RA and RC, too) near Philadelphia.
Good Morning, Villanova University has a wonderful campus and reputation. I check the website and it seems that it is the REAL Villanova. I recently saw something like this program at NJIT. I will check to see if it is 100 percent dl. Have a good day. Hille
Below is a link to the Villanova Project Management Certificate FAQ: http://www.villanovau.com/scripts/PageGen/PageGen.asp?id=7
villanova chat... I'd like to continue this discussion...hopefully John Bear or one of the other dungeon masters will chime in. I just chatted with a Nova rep online. The certs are not for credit, but you can pay an additional $100 and get a proctored exam set up that will give you undergraduate credit through ACE (American Council on Education, I think?). I asked him if Villanova accepted ACE credits and he said I'd "have to check with them about that." Didn't sound good. None of the Nova programs are masters level and they have no plans to offer a complete MBA online. Also, the online certs are offered through Nova's continuing ed department, not through the business school. The programs actually look pretty nice, but boy are they pricey!! $2,000 for one 8-week finance and accounting course! Is Nova that reputable a school? I have heard it is top-notch...would one of these certs look really good on a resume/cv? They market these programs to death, and I am scared that they are overdoing it, just trying to make a buck. Has anybody got any firsthand experience with these programs or their benefits to the job seeker? Thanks...
Villanova is a fine school. A friend of mine (we are both PMPs) used the Villanova course to prep for the exam. There are several good Project Management programs. Do a search on the forum, I posted several. UW-Plattville provides 6 graduate hours if you are a PMP towards their Masters in Project management. Amberton (as well as a bunch of others) has a 4 class certificate that can be had as undergraduate or graduate and will work into several of their degrees. But Amberton is only $200 per credit so it is a good deal. $200 times 12 credits = $2400 for a graduate certificate as opposed to the Villanova program that doesn't carry academic value. http://www.amberton.edu/PMC.htm For name value check out Stanford's certification (nonacademic credit) http://apm.stanford.edu/certProgram.html While all these certificates are worthwhile they are not a replacement for the PMP Certification. If you are looking towards PM check out the PMI website www.pmi.org also, Western Carolina University has a 6 class (6 credits per) Masters in PM that is AACSB accredited. Expensive if you don't live in the area though.
Project Management Aspen University offers a graduate-level degree in Information Technology which specializes in project management (11 courses plus 1 project and a final proctored examination). The degree is Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT). www.aspen.edu
