California Coast University announces DETC accreditation application.

I am a former student of California Coast University and in the mail today I received a letter which announced that CCU will be filing an application in June of 2003 for accreditation with the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC).

In the letter, it states that after June of 2003, they will no longer accept new students into the Doctoral programs, Engineering Management or Health Care Administration degree programs.

I just thought I'd share the news and see what you all thought. At least CCU will have some sort of recognized accreditation. Do you think their MBA programs will hold more weight if they become DETC accredited? After obtaining accreditation, I suspect tuition will also increase!

- Jay

 

Interesting. If they drop doctoral programs, Engineering Management programs, and Health Care Administration programs, then they will be down to Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business/Management and Psychology.

 

I hope CCU has better chances than Chadwick University had w/ DETC. Just a quick question: How is William Howard Taft University's progress w/ DETC accreditation coming along?
Finally, what is this board's opinion of www.cpu.edu and www.aiht.edu as nonaccredited schools?

Happy Holidays.

 

I miss the point on CCU accreditation. Dropping doctoral programs would lead to a serious drop in revenue.

Perhaps they think they can make it up with increased undergrad and masters students and increased tuition. They are really cheap.

I can see many students looking for a cheap degree with the hope that it is accredited by the time they graduate.

I think the time has come for the DETC to accredit doctoral programs. Many more schools would seek accreditation. Whether they would get it or not is another story.

 

But if DETC begins accrediting schools offering doctorates....

 

Now come on, Rich. Don't leave us hanging. Please finish.

Roscoe

 

Please don't.

 

Why the personal comment, Dennis? It is petty.

It's not my news, Roscoe:

Bear mentions this rumored development here.

 

Simply stated, I think that if CCU achieves DETC accreditation then their degrees will enjoy far greater utility.

 

Humour?? Petty humour??

 

Ah. Roscoe thought Rich meant that for DETC to accredit schools offering doctorates would be bad somehow.

But what Rich actually meant was: if California Coast University drops its doctoral programs just to get DETC accreditation, and if DETC then begins accrediting schools offering doctorates (as it is rumored they will in a year or two), then CCU will have dropped its doctoral programs for no good purpose.

 

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Greater utility, yes.....But is it enough utility?

 

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There's the rub. With all the good choices that have regional accreditation it seems unwise to me to settle for second rate especially for a Bachelor's degree. Although second rate will clearly put CCU above the degree mill gutter that most unaccredited schools are mired in.

 

IF CCU get DETC accreditiation, does that mean that they will not accept their CA approved BS degrees for admission into their DETC MBA program??

 

I agree that eliminating doctoral programs is going to hurt CCU's revenues.

On the other hand, the federal government accepts DETC as a USDoEd recognized accreditor. It's literally good enough for government work. So perhaps an additional influx of students armed with government tuition assistance will help pick up the slack left by the departed doctorates.

If DETC ever does start accrediting doctoral programs, it would be the best of both worlds for CCU. Fire them up again, this time accedited.

 

hi friends.
what are the actual tuition fees for a CCU degree?

(i.e.: how many credit hours would an MBA degree be and what´s the cost per credit hour?)

does anyone know?

i couldn´t find these figures on their website (which is actually pretty low on information in general, i´d say. they should improve a lot on that if they want to play in the big league...)

greets,
trigger

 

From the CCU website, you may download their "bulletin," which will give most of what you are asking for. Courses of study are currently priced on a per degree basis.

www.calcoast.edu/Bulletin_0203.pdf

MBA: 36 units at $3775 = $105 per unit.

 

Definately a move in the right direction for CCU. While they aren't my first choice for a BA, I definately see accreditation as putting them on firmer academic ground. As someone suggested if they can gain DETC status and then later add the PhDs back it would be a major stride forward for them.

 

Thank you, Russel,
I must have overread the link to the bulletin.

Greets,
Trigger

 

http://www.calcoast.edu/programs.html

CCU still offers Doctorate and PHD degrees ! (see the link above)

Has DETC started to accredit PHD's and professional doctorates?