So I decided to enroll in Ashford University's MBA program and I start my first class this Tuesday. Since joining this forum, I have become more aware of people's educational backgrounds, particularly if they have a degree from distance education. So I thought my first instructor's background was pretty interesting: she has a BS in Sociology from a traditional brick and mortar school, an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management (DeVry), and a Doctorate in Organizational Studies from Capella. No hidden point here or anything, just something I wanted to share. I was wondering if your distance/online instructors were as diverse in their educational backgrounds.
Sounds fairly typical to me. I notice a number of online adjuncts that have a doctorate from Capella. I rarely see the DeVry degree though.
I know a girl who completed her BS in IT from Devry and has gone on to pursue their MBA as well. She's had nothing but good things to say about them, believes in their rigor and thinks that it's money well spent.
If it works for her, then that is really all that matters. I'm glad she found a school that she likes.
I too have had several online profs with doctorates from Capella. My Supply Chain prof at Excelsior has an edu doctorate from Capella (thanks to Army TA) and a MS in Logistics from FIT. I'm not sure he told us of his undergrad. Phillip
I can never figure out why people seem to have something against DeVry. I went to the South Jersey campus in the mid 80’s for electronics and it was a tough program. I assume the current feelings on DeVry do not extend to the old-style campuses. The program was challenging, math intensive (trig and calculus) and the labs were amazing. I can only assume many things have changed in the 20+ years!
When I taught project management and contract management courses for Keller Graduate School of Management (DeVry) in Long Beach back in early 2000, most of my students worked for the major defense contractors and their tuition was paid by their company.
I wonder if it's because of their many TV commercials that appear to be targeted at lower income individuals. It makes them seem like more of a trade school, when they are actually a legitimate, RA university.
I’ve never heard anything negative as regards their Keller Graduate School of Management (candidacy status with ACBSP) either.
DeVry always used to be known as a pretty good school for technology-related majors. I think their bad reputation is directly proportional to the amount of advertising during shows like Jerry Springer, Judge Joe Brown & Maury. If they cooled off the daytime TV marketing blitzkrieg, I think their negative image would start to dissipate. I can't speak anything of their programs, but I heard that 10-15 years ago they were fairly decent.