Which is better, Grantham or CIE/World College?

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  1. comp-sci-guy

    comp-sci-guy New Member

    Hello. I was just wondering if anybody out there could tell me which school is better for electronics education: Grantham University or Cleveland Institute Of Electronics/World College? Has anybody dealt with these 2 schools? I would like feedback on your experiences. Just curious. Thank you.
     
  2. wfready

    wfready New Member

    Grantham, I guess.. Can't really find too much information on the website about CIE's AAS program. I am not sure if CIE has a Bachelors degree either. I seem to remember that World College did the Bachelor of Engineering Technology or something similar to that.

    Grantham's BSEET seems like it has everything that a typical ET curriculum would have.

    If you are looking at DETC schools, there is also California National University for Adult Studies (I think thats what the name is). They have a BSE program in the different engineering fields. If you want to try EE rather than an EET perhaps, that would be of interest to you. I don't think they are THAT cheap (235 a credit I believe). Then again, I don't think Grantham is too cheap either.

    If you want to go the EE route (as opposed to engineering technology btw) AND have an RA degree, you may want to look at the University of North Dakota's DL engineering programs. They are ABET accredited (professional accredidation for engineers); however, you have to take a few of the lab course at UND. I spoke with an advisor there a while back and he said it isn't a big deal (usually a week long), so you could make a vacation out of it. They are REALLY expensive though (don't know tuition but its not cheap).

    What's your background? What do you do for a living? Do you have any experience in electronics? If so, perhaps, you can go to one of the assessment colleges (Excelsior, TESC, Charter Oak) and get an engineering technology (Excelsior [ABET], and TESC) or an Engineering Studies concentration (Charter Oak).

    Not alot of stuff out for electronics; however, there IS stuff out there. From what I have seen (at least at Intel), companies hire (well they may not be hiring in the present economy :D) DETC and RA technical associate grads for technician and operator jobs (good way to start a career).

    Well that's all I have.. Hope this helps.

    Bill

    PS Your name says COMPSCI GUY

    let me know and I'll start another long boring post on Comp sci programs too! :D
     
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  3. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    Haven't dealt with either but I know that CIE (associates degree) has a deal where you pay for the time taken to complete the degree rather than for the modules taken. That is, if you complete early you pay less. If you have an electronics background that might save you some money.

    Education Direct has an associates degree in electronics (DETC, like the others) that apparently carries some ACE credits for later transfer to an RA school if that appeals to you.
     

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