Mr Science

Also, Purdue University offers Doctor of Information Technology online too...the price is the same with Nova Southeastern University's Ph.D program.

I saw a list of Ph.D, but when I spoke with the Department...they said those program are not online. I have no idea, since I move out of Dallas. SMU is too expensive.. If you can afford go for Southern Methodist University.
Columbia University's Doctor of Engineering Science in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering.

5) My experience was researching in the area of choice; as soon you start the program looking for the the topic of your dissertation and continue to work on it. You can even complete your dissertation before completing classes. SMU only offer Doctor of Engineering in Software Engineering.

3) The classes are more useful than University of the Cumberlands. They are teaching you become scholar...not learning new knowledge, but using existing knowledge for researches.
4)They do offer finance and scholarship depends on your qualification.

1) I left Nova because entered a horrible divorce and became full-time professional and full-time single dad with two and three years old kids.
2) Yes, you do...however, recently they change the campus visitation...only 1 from Friday, Saturday, and Sunday per semester