Now what?

Fort Hayes is a great choice but I would go with UF . Some are throwing around an AACSB accredited MBA but you never said you wanted to go to graduate school. Here is my suggestion: if a BS is the end of the line for you and you want a strong name, get the best one you can...period. Go with UF or some other big name. If you want something that is very flexible or quality (not to say the others are not) go with something like American Military University. If you want fast just to move on to grad school, go with Charter Oak, Thomas Edison, or Excelsior. I had a AA from UoP and a few computer certifications and was able to complete my BS from Charter Oak in 4 months.

 

If the price of UoP is not an issue, would you like to start a scholarship in your name to pay for my remaining bachelor's degree courses and exams?

 

I'm skeptical of this claim - is there data to back it up?
Of course where I live in So. California there are several UoP campuses including a one that was shared with Nova Southeastern University at one time.

 

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LOL

(that was a joke right?)

 

No joke.
I looked up UoP campuses and was surprised to find that they have 200 campuses around the USA.
http://www.phoenix.edu/campus-locations/campus-locations.aspx

I have visited two UoP campuses and found them comparable to my local Cal State and University of California branch campuses.

I'm not suggesting UoP is for everyone but it obviously meets the needs of a lot of people.

 

The last campus I saw was located in an office park. I believe many of them are.

 

Here are some other schools that offer a Bachelor's in Business. While they are not all Tier 1 schools they will probably be looked upon more favorably than University of Phoenix . There are more and since you are ok with the higher tuition you should be able to find a degree program that suits your needs.

Northeastern University - http://www.northeastern.edu/online/Degrees-Undergraduate.asp
University of Massachusetts - http://www.umassonline.net/degrees/Online-Degree-Bachelor-Business-Administration.cfm
Kansas State University - http://www.dce.k-state.edu/courses/bachelorsdegree/generalbusiness/
Dakota State University- http://www.departments.dsu.edu/disted/programs/online.htm
University of Wisconsin - http://www.uwplatt.edu/disted/degrees/bsad/
University of Illinois, Springfield - http://www.uis.edu/cbam/online/

 

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Um. OK. Let me rephrase. While UoP has as 200+ campuses in the USA offering butt in seat classes, I don't think there is a person on the planet that thinks UoP is only a B&M college. Google UoP- their own marketing is all about online degrees- they are an online college that happens to offer on the ground options as contrasted with B&M colleges that happen to offer distance options.

Again, I'm not talking about the quality or utility of the degree. As far as I'm concerned, if there was only one path we would all be following it.
It's my opinion that they are too expensive for what you get, and it's my opinion that if you are looking for a new school because you are worried about reputation (read the OP's second reply) than go for a B&M that happens to offer distance options instead of an online college that happens to have a campus (or 200).

Let the misunderstandings begin...

 

All my classes for UMass-Lowell were held at a state office building, a police department, and a VA Medical Center.

 

Most of my classes at CofC were held in a 17th century Cistern, a condemned High School, an AT&T building, and an urban block with emergency sirens running every time I tried to take a test. I guess location is not always paramount to a good education.

 

My point exactly.

 

My alma mater, Washington State University, offers a BSBA. I believe the concentration is in CIS/MIS...they have a pretty decent reputation. Tuition is lower than UoP.


www.distance.wsu.edu

Good luck.

 

So are Argosy, DeVry, Nova Southeastern, Webster, St Petersburg College, Florida International University, Saint Leo University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Institute of Technology, University of South Florida, Florida State University, University of Florida, Florida A & M University, Eckerd College, Barry University, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of Central Florida, Indiana University, Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University. I don't really think that matters much.

 

The majority of the campuses of my beloved alma mater City University (now known as City University of Seattle) were/are in office parks.

 

That's right good point on the last comment. I hope the right decision is made....

 

Where exactly do you see Rugers offering an online degree?

 

You have to go to New Brunswick, they offer many online classes but some have to be taken on campus. If you check out their other business degree you will see some that are all online but they are graduate. It is hard to find all online quality BSBAs.

 

If I wanted to pursue a BS in business I would go for the one offered by Penn State
http://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/BachelorinBusiness.shtml

 

The University of Wyoming's online BSBA program is excellent for someone in your situation. When I did the program about 4 years ago (wow, has it been that long?), we had students from as far away as China studying with us. There have been some rule changes that might make it hard to finish the degree in exactly two years (mostly related to AACSB accreditation - you can't take courses and pre-reqs out of sequence anymore), but you can do the entire final two years of the program online, and the tuition is dirt cheap - about $140/credit hour, fees (but not books) included. I've posted a lot about the program over the years, the search button is your friend. Best of luck!