Colorado Tech or California State University?

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  1. pharmacistkaren

    pharmacistkaren New Member

    I know these are not exactly the top schools but I need 100% online, no GMAT with a undergrad GPA of 2.9 so I am limited.
    Any thoughts on these 2 schools?.....California State University at Monterey or Colorado Tech University
     
  2. pharmacistkaren

    pharmacistkaren New Member

    would help if I mentioned that I was looking at their online MBA programs!! Sorry!
     
  3. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I was in the MBA program at Cal State Long Beach for awhile until opening a new business venture caused me to drop out. It was a pretty tough program and the quality was good. Classes were very crowded and getting enrolled into classes was difficult because of the sheer number of people who were trying to get in. It was doable though and would have been a valuable degree.
     
  4. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    Of these two I would go with Cal State which is a public university.

    A factor for CSU is that tuition may have to be increased because of state budget issues. You may have more bureaucracy to deal with and more prerequisite courses at CSU.

    There better accredited MBAs available and I'm sure they will be mentioned.
     
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  5. muaranah

    muaranah New Member

    Where are you located (as that may also be a factor)?
     
  6. AUTiger00

    AUTiger00 New Member

    Take the GMAT and open up your options.
     
  7. Petedude

    Petedude New Member

    Cal State is also AACSB accredited, which means it's a "better business school".

    If tuition cost is an issue, have you looked at Jacksonville State University? Or Amberton University?

    I'd bring up Chadron State College for cheap tuition, but it looks like the GMAT/GPA requirements are pretty steep.
     
  8. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    The only MBA I could find on the CSUMB web site was an EMBA offered on campus. I could not find that they had AACSB accreditation.
     
  9. pharmacistkaren

    pharmacistkaren New Member

    thanks!
    Cal State University Monterey Bay has a EMBA that is 100% online with a regional accreditation.
    I am in MA but travel for a living.
     
  10. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    No. The business programs at many California State University campuses are AACSB accredited. However, the program at CSU-Monterey Bay currently is not.

    CSUMB does plan to pursue AACSB accreditation in the future, and I think it is likely (though not guaranteed) that they will succeed (as other CSU campuses have). The value of a CSUMB EMBA degree has the potential to increase in the future, if the school ultimately does earn AACSB accreditation. In theory, of course, any degrees that were issued prior to formal accreditation will remain unaccredited. But AACSB accreditation would increase the reputation and standing of the whole program, which would increase the value of even the pre-accreditation degrees.

    From the CSUMB FAQs:
     
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  11. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

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