I heard it through the Grapevine that NCU tuition is $900 per course???

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by rmm0484, Jun 10, 2013.

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  1. rmm0484

    rmm0484 Member

    If this is true, then it makes sense. They were charging exorbitant prices, competing unfavorably with far more wonderful schools.
     
  2. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I assume you mean per credit not per course.
     
  3. rmm0484

    rmm0484 Member

    I looked at the NCU website.

    Although my source said per course, it must have been 900 per credit hour, since courses are about 2400 now, or about 800 per credit hour. Total enrollment for NCU is under 10K for 2013 to date...
     
  4. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    Can you please define that? Do you mean that the annual cost per student is 10k for 2013?
     
  5. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    As I read it, it sounds like rmm0484 is saying that NCU has fewer than 10,000 students.
     
  6. rmm0484

    rmm0484 Member

    What he said!:wiggle:
     
  7. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Let's see...we have less students so let's make the ones we do have pay more for the ones we lost because the ones we have will say if they got to pay more...yeah that makes sense.
     
  8. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I have the time, so I looked it up. Yes, NCU appears to have slightly less than 10,000 students enrolled. 9662 at this count:

    How many students go to Northcentral University?

    And cost is definitely not $900 per course, as shown below. It goes from $1250 per course (undergrad) to around $2550 (Ph.D.)

    Online University Tuition, Online Degree Cost & Tuition | Northcentral University

    And NCU says it charges per course, regardless of credits, in the interest of transparency - so the student can predict his/her exact tuition cost. I dunno. At least at OTHER schools you can get some sort of itemization of all the "excessory" (my word) fees they tack on to basic tuition cost. Not sure I like NCU's "all-in-one" model, as any individual tack-on charges can be hidden! Doesn't matter to me, anyway. Not going there.

    Johann
     
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  9. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    It's all about supply and demand. If the market demands it, then it will be supplied. The market is obviously sustaining NCU's tuition. How does NCU's tuition compare to Capella or Walden? It seems that they would all be in the same ballpark.
     
  10. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Some schools are 100% DL, some are not. How does that affect price?
     
  11. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    I am disappointed to see that NCU no longer offers the PhD in E-Commerce.
     
  12. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Yeah Ted I noticed E-Commerce dropped off the map. I was actually enrolled in the ECM CAGS for a single course before switching to Applied Computer Science. I had my reasons for it but would rather do ACS instead.

    NCU's pricing is up front which is good. They really can't have fees like athletic fees, parking fees, online fees etc so it makes sense that they have no fees.
     
  13. Phdtobe

    Phdtobe Well-Known Member

    Is there a technology fee? I think it was $225 per course in addition to a $25 enrolment fee.
     
  14. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Check out the site. There are no fees per course and I never paid any enrollment fee. Maybe other people do but Homey don't play dat.
     
  15. jam937

    jam937 New Member

    This page under the tuition tab shows the PhD in Bus Admin to be $51,400 total cost. It shows it's $857 cost per credit. I don't think there are any other costs per credit.
    Applied Computer Science
     
  16. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    At $900 a credit I would imagine they don't have the nerve to try to get any more nickel-and-dime fees!
     
  17. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    Ah memories. NCU gave me a scholarship and charged $850 per doctoral course (not per credit) and my employer paid 75% of that.
     
  18. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Mine was $1,400 per course (later up to $1,800) and I got tuition assistance so the entire program cost me about $3K out of pocket!
     
  19. ryoder

    ryoder New Member

    Wow, you got a scholarship? The courses are super expensive now. NCU now charges about what the other big name private schools charge.
     
  20. mcjon77

    mcjon77 Member

    Offering a lot of scholarships (particularly to folks with very strong academic credentials) might be a way to increase the stature of the university in the long term (i.e 10-20 years). If you bring in strong students, they may be able to boost the degree completion rate, and also the rate of publications amongst students and alumni, thus improving the reputation of the school.
     

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