Military looking for accelerated online IT degree

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Went through the whole admission process with Regis. But they didn't award me that many credits. And I don't want to finish a BS in three years when I have two years remaining in the military.

So I came across Allied American University. They participate in the AU-ABC program and will award me at a minimal of 60 credits towards a B.S in Computer Information Systems. They are national accredited but they are a candiate for regional accrediation through WASC and hopefully will have it before I graduate which is a plus. I've read alot of good reviews about them and they are highly military friendly.

So if I take two courses at a time and pick up one after the first 4 weeks I could knock out 15 credits per 16 weeks. Classes are 8 weeks each. So I can have my bachelors in less than a year and roll to WGU to finish my Masters within a year and have both degrees before I get out!!!

So what's your opinion on Allied American University? Thanks!

 

If you have plans to transfer to a Regionally accredited graduate program, I would be wary of attending a Nationally accredited school. If that doesn't matter to you, than I wish you the best of luck!

 

I've been trying to decide between these two programs:

Computer Science Degree, Online Bachelor Degrees - Trident University

Computer Information Systems Bachelor's Degree | DeVry University

I've heard good things about both DeVry and Trident, but am admittedly skeptical still. Has anyone studied with either of these programs who might be able to impart some wisdom?

 

I'd recommend TUI. The curriculum looks a lot better in the Computer Science program, and a poster to this forum (Randell1234) recommended it earlier in this thread.

Devry only makes sense if you don't pay for it yourself. It's too expensive for me.

I'm always suspicious of schools that require you to go through "net price calculators" prior to telling you how much it costs. #annoying

Anyway, my thought would be to pursue the school most pertinent to your situation.
Both TUI and Devry are regionally accredited.

Another point, Computer Science is different from Computer Information Systems.
Computer Science typically requires math beyond Calculus II, physics, and theoretical computing courses, while Computer Information Systems typically requires math up to Calculus I and business courses.

I would recommend that you at least confirm these things, prior to choosing the school:
1. What you plan to use the degree for (any particular work you'd like to do and/or currently do that the study would help? Note: utility can include plain old personal growth.)
2. Once you establish the usage (your utility, not someone else's criteria), then you would look at what programs offer what you're looking for. (Not all programs are created equal. For example, some Computer Science programs might be less heavy in math than others.)
3. Once you find the programs you like, you then start comparing them based on the attributes that you care about: cost, duration, curriculum, accreditation, transferability, prestige, location, etc.

 

Have you looked into the Thomas Edison BA in Computer Science? Regionally accredited and they will take a lot of transfer credits. I completed it last year and thought it was a very good program. I am in the MS Computer Science program at Univ. Illinois-Springfield which is also a great program.

They did require Calculus I & II plus Discrete Math. They also have another IT degree that might not require that much math.