ROI of an Aspen EdD

New Mexico State University's 63-credit doctorate costs $13,494.60 for in-staters and $39,160 for out-of-staters.

Students that enroll for only a limited number of courses each semester get in-state tuition.

A doctorate from NMSU will take you lots further than one from "Aspen University"

 

Is NMSU's doctorate available completely on-line? What is "limited number" of classes. If it is not completely on-line, assuming that Mr. Oliver does not live in NM and wants to take more than a "limited" number of classes and therefore pays 40,000 for the degree, we are back where we started.

I don't think anyone is disputing that a Regionally accredited degree has more utility, and one from a bricks and mortar RA school has more utility and better reputation than say an NCU or U of P degree. However, there are so many other factors. Faculty jobs at universities are hard to come by even with good PhD's. If Mr. O or anyone else is simply interested in earning an accredited doctorate, possibly getting an increase in salary where applicable, and calling themselves Dr./EdD, then there may not be enough justification for spending 40 or 50 or 60 thousand for a DL PhD versus $7000 for the Aspen EdD. Both accomplish the same goal for the person (accredited doctorate) and the guy has not wiped out his retirement account and deprive his family of the financial stability.

If anyone wanted a shot at being a professor at a state university I would advise an RA PhD. I would also advise finding one from a bricks and mortar school where you may have a mix of distance and residency. In lieu of that, a doctorate from a well known South African university would probably have more utility than some of the for profits like UofP, etc in terms of reputation in academia. I think many who get DL PhD's and teach are either in positions that they were already in and the doctorate is for respect, etc or they are adjuncts in positions where the mq was a Masters.

There are many more issues to factor in than only the generalized greater utility of an RA PhD.

 

In short? Yup!


Abner

 

DETC credits for teachers

The issue has been raised in the past but I'm not sure anyone has supplied any evidence one way or the other.

Can DETC units or degrees be used by teachers for salary advancement?

My local K-12 school district (in California) says yes. DETC accreditation is acceptable for "column advancement".

In contrast, the local public community college states that:

Courses taken for advancement on the salary schedule and/or for the purpose of attaining a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctor’s degree must be completed at a college or university recognized as accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

 

That's exactly right. I spoke with an administrator for the CCTC about whether a DETC degree would be acceptable for column, pay scale advancement in California. She informed me that the decision rested solely with each individual school district. Therefore, you are likely to find much variation on the acceptance of a DETC degree; some districts will embrace it and others will not. She did not indicate any problem with an online degree, just the accrediting body it represents.

 

Don’t forget about the potential for educators to use the Aspen credential to launch a second career in the business world. There are three national education companies (educational software, grading and attendance software, and teleconferences/training) within 100 miles of where I live in rural Wisconsin. These firms are constantly advertising for former educators to serve as consultants, test writers, and sales managers. I am guessing a 25 or 30 year teaching career capped off with an Aspen EdD might open some doors with these folks.


BTW-The Wisconsin DPI will recognize DETC credits for the purpose of recertification; my district will accept DETC for the purposes of salary advancement.

 

Yes educational and edutainment publishers would be an ideal target for job seekers with a DETC degree.

 

They have got to be attempting to express their desire for a regionally accredited degree. I can't imagine that they would only accept a degree recognized by one RA body and would reject any of the other RA degrees.

 

How much does that matter since they hold the power?

 

A clear example of people making rules when they have no idea what they are talking about.

 

Things change with time. I think we will find NA accredited Dr.'s in some academia.

Also if you hold RA Bachelors and RA Masters degree from good name recognized university, you can teach in the university and get to be called Dr.
This can help with publishing.

Not all instructors or adjunct are Ph.D.'s.

You prospects to become principal in school k12 are good, and also Dean or Academic Director of vocational schools, institutes and colleges.

A local private college for health professionals and nurses, the director of academic affairs has BA from UCLA(1994) and MBA from Cal Coast University(2008).

 

I think in Florida too. I start the Aspen Ed.D on 9/16.

 

Sounds like "the ocean called and they're running out of shrimp". Free, one year subscription to Degree Info for the person that identifies where that quote is from. Two years if you can identify who said it.

Fine print: Degree Info is already free so you won't actually get anything. Psyche!

 

In CA, you need to look at the contract for the specific district you have in mind; suspect that most of them just state "accredited"...

 

In GA they accept a DETC Masters or Doctorate for advancement purposes.