National American University

Has anyone heard of this school? I'm in the Military and they accept my TA and offer a scholarship.

Is there anyway to validate their credibility? I saw the thread on South Dakota, and that's where these guys are located.

Roderick

 

Roderick

Their catalog states that they are regionally accredited. Also, they have an exention campus right on Ellsworth, AFB. It should pass any tests of the skeptics on this board with flying colors.

You may also want your ESO to check the DANTES catalog. You should be able to get some credit for military training from them.

Good luck in your studies.

Ted

 

Great Ted, Thanks...

I was a little weary of the whole Online thing... I've already faxed them all of my training certificates, and CCAF stuff.

It just seemed like to good of a deal. If I take 2 courses a Qtr and maintain a 2.5 the course is basically free. Using my TA and the $337.00 Military Scholarship.

Guess I'm on my way... Thanks again...

Roderick

 

Roderick,

It has also been my experience that the Bases are real careful on who they let in to teach courses. It is nice that the students up in Ellsworth, will be able to take some clases on line after they transfer out.

I barely got the required credits from Columbia College before I transferred from NTC Orlando. The biggest fight one has in the military is meeting the residency requirements.

Ted

 

It must be tough to be a legitimate South Dakota university with distance learning programs these days, especially with a name that is somewhat reminiscent of more than a few phonies. But National American U is indeed regionally accredited, and has been around for 60 years. They are in my book at National American College, which suggests that their universitification was very recent.

John Bear http://www.degree.net

 

The whole Distance Learning scene just hit me like a brick. Being in the USAF, this is an excellent oppurtunity for me. It's always been difficult for me to take classes with my deployment schedule, and family.

Once again thanks to both of you for validating the NAU.

It really works out excellent. I'm in the Informations Systems Technology career field, so alot of my training is applicable to NAU's program.

They also have MCSE Tracks as part of the B.S. Degree. So I'll be able to knock out my MCSE, CCCAF, & B.S. I have to take at least 4 MCSE Tracks from them, which will be the easier ones. Then my job will pay for the remaining 3, which I'll save the difficult one's for, so that I'll have an instructor.

Roderick

 

Get the Facts & Make the Best Choice for You

As a former faculty member at NAU, I cannot recommend it. It was my very 1st teaching job & I was told that I would be observed each semester by the Dean. I was never once observed my whole time there (2+ years). So - without any proof that I could teach, they let me loose to do my thing. Naturally, I think I can teach, but they shouldn't have taken that for granted. And they wouldn't have, if their students' education were actually a priority.

I taught Advanced Composition, and the students who came into my class had to pass Composition 1. Well, many of these students wrote papers without verbs in them. They didn't know what a topic sentence was. They didn't use spell check. How on earth did they pass Composition 1???

I also taught Speech. One important component in Speech is to get up in front of a group & give a speech. Another important piece is to provide feedback to those giving speeches. There was a student who signed up for my class & couldn't attend any of them. The Dean suggested that the student just come in and give their speeches to him & that I give the student a grade. I told the Dean that I couldn't ethically give a grade to speeches I didn't hear, nor could I let someone in the class who wasn't ever in class. It might have been different for a writing course, but for Speech, attendance was crucial to success. I believe the Dean passed the student anyway. I wonder if the student learned anything???

While at NAU, I noticed that MANY students were "encouraged" to take a full-time schedule of classes. For most, this was not a good option, they were working 1-2 jobs, were single parents, or just weren't ready to attack college full-time. At NAU, it seemed like all they were interested in was getting money & processing their students - the quality of education wasn't a concern. As a result, I think a diploma from NAU is a very expensive, useless piece of paper.

It may not be like this at all campuses, but this was my experience. My best piece of advice for you is to go to the places you want to work when you graduate & ask them how much value they give a degree from NAU. because in the end, you need to go to a school that is considered to be good by your future employers. Just ask: are graduates from NAU considered competitive in your company? What schools do you like to hire from?

And remember, you get out of your education what you put in to it. If you don't feel challenged, demand better. Schools are there to provide a service to you.

Good Luck!