Washington State University in Spokane

I am planning on attending Washington State University and I was wondering if anyone has heard anything about their distance learning programs. I am going to get a double-major in Management of Information Systems and Business Administration. They also offer several other degrees and some interesting minors too. It looks like they offer well over 200 courses. Any comments? http://www.distance.wsu.edu/

I haven't seen anyone recommend this school yet so I was just wondering.

I can also tell you I took a "trial course" and it looked like a very good delivery.

Finally, they offer a full time tuition program that allows a student to pay $4000 a year and take up to 18 units a semester. Seems like a very good program.

One additional question: I have no programming experience but I have always been good at math. Is it crazy for me to think that I can take 18 units a semester via distance learning? Or are they too hard? I would only take 2 tech courses each semester, one math and the rest would be business. What do you think?

 

The question I would ask is whether this is your first distance learning experience. If so, I would recommend easing gently into the full-time course load so that you can determine your limits as they pertain to time management, educational rigor, etc.

From my own personal experience, I would think that 18 hours would be quite a challenge. Try 9 - 12 at first and see what you can handle.

 

Thanks M.P. for your feedback!

I am very impatient. I have to get this thing done and I know I have had friends who have worked full time and taken 18 units at a University so I thought if they can do it then so can I. I have heard, however, that DL it is more difficult than attending courses on site.

 

Spokane is a branch campus. The main one is Pullman Washington. For distance learning degrees I would list the main campus unless there is a reason not to.

 

Make the Pullman not Spokane.

Thanks Dave. My bad.

Have you heard anything about this program?
They even have student government for distance education those who want to get involved. Not that I will have time for that but I found it interesting.

 

WSU or "Wazzu" is a well respected university. I know very little avout the DL program but if it is from WSU I bet it is good.

 

Re: Make the Pullman not Spokane.

Although I live on the other side of the mountains from Wazzu (as it is known to the cognescenti), WSU has an excellent reputation for distance learning and has been doing it for many years. They also have a number of satellite learning centers in Eastern Washington; one of them is in Spokane. They offer face to face classes at these centers. I believe the DL program is administered entirely from the home campus in Pullman.

If you ever make it down to Pullman, be sure to visit the Creamery; a store selling products from the student-run dairy operation. They are justly famous for Cougar Gold, an excellent cheese.

Regards,

Michael Lloyd
Mill Creek, Washington USA

 

Good evening, Dennis (aka Thinker622)!

I have a comment and a question for you. First, a family member attended Washington State for four years in Pullman, and she felt it was a good experience. However, she was a couple of classes short of the degree after four years, so she took coursework via the distance degree program a few years later (one course via videotapes, one via correspondence). She found the distance learning courses to be as rigorous as the bricks & mortar classes.

Second, I have a question for you regarding your time spent at Monterey Peninsula College. Is that the school that is now located at the site of the former Defense Language Institute at the Presidio of Monterey? If so, is there still a great view of the Monterey Bay from the top of the hill?

Good luck in your search for the right degree program!

 

I'm not the same Dennis, but I'll butt in and answer anyway. <g>

MPC is about a mile and a half from the Presidio-- closer, actually, to the Naval Postgraduate School. DLI is still on the Presidio, and the view is still great. In a somewhat poetic turnaround, the remnants of what used to be Fort Ord that are still under DoD control are now called the Presidio Annex.

CSU-Monterey Bay occupies a few buildings on what used to be Fort Ord. It seemed like a better name to the CSU Trustees than "CSU-Seaside," Seaside being the less-savory part of the Monterey Peninsula.

 

Hey Dennis,

You must be thinker 621 in the Dennis clan. How the heck did you know all of that info about Monterey from the vantage point of New Jersey? I'm impressed.

To all...
Anyway, I want to make a correction to my initial post regarding Washington State "Wazzu". It is an excellent college and one that I am seriously considering. The cost, however, is $3,500 a semester. One can still take up to 18 units at that price it is moderately priced.

I am also looking at University of Wyoming as an option. They say they have an online program and the cost is less than $4,000 a year! The only problem is that the program might be new (anyone know the answer) and they only have a small selection of courses available this Fall in Business. I am not sure if they have all the courses up and running as of yet but their web site implies that they do.

If anyone knows anything about this program give me a shout. Thanks and yes, Montrey is beautiful this time of the year!

 

Small world.. I grew up in Marina and spent virtually every waking moment in Monterey, including many of the waking moments I should've spent in school. I'd like to move back some day, preferably once I can internally justify the $200K+ that the former crack houses in Seaside are now selling for.

Somebody told me--this week, in fact-- that the Dream Theater was torn down. The bastards. They'll pay for that when the revolution comes.