In response to a request, I received an email from Azaliah College in South Africa indicating their MBA program is $3000US plus mailing expenses. Not a bad price for a SA recognized and US accredited MBA.
Description Azaliah is a distance learning college in Johannesburg, South Africa. It offers distance learning programmes for upgrading of teacher’s qualifications in collaboration with the University of Port Elizabeth and the Technikon Pretoria. In 1998 Azaliah College established the Azaliah School of Business and Entrepreneurship (ASBE) for Business, Management and Commercial programme. Azaliah College Group Southern Africa The College has offices in Windhoek (Namibia), Lusaka (Zambia) and in Harare (Zimbabwe) with its associate college, Central African Correspondence College (CACC). Technology Azaliah has been involved in the provision of distance learning programmes since 1990. Impressive growth in the Southern African region has necessitated usage of the best technology available. The college students are served through an information technology management system based on Oracle servers. Programmes In association with University of Port Elizabeth: Diplomas, BEd Degrees, BEd Hons and taught Mphil (Education) degrees. In association with Technikon Pretoria: Teacher Education National Diplomas: Education: Commerce National Higher Diploma: Education: Technical/Secondary B Tech degrees: Education: Management degree/Commerce/Post-School Tutored M Tech: Education degrees Policing National Diploma Policing B Tech Policing degree Offered by ASBE: Diploma in Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Master of Business Administration (MBA) The self-study packages of the college provide students with complete user-friendly study material. Financing of Courses Students can pay by monthly stop order, debit order or credit card. Academic Expertise Experienced, highly qualified, full time academic staff on duty to assist students. In addition there is a panel of academics from various academic institutions in South Africa ensuring the maintenance of high standards of course evaluation. International Association Azaliah College, Johannesburg is associated with the Azaliah University in Albuquerque New Mexico U S A Further Information Azaliah College Head Office Tel: +27(11) 340 3600 219 D F Malan Drive Fax: +27(11) 782 3757 Northcliff, Johannesburg E-mail: [email protected] Private Bag X3335 URL: http://www.azaliah.edu.za Cresta 2118 South Africa ---- Sounds interesting; does anyone know how much the university´s accreditaion is "worth"? (GAAP?) - since I don´t know anything about South African authorities... Thanx and Greets, T. ["Degrees offered by ASBE and accredited by SAQA*: BBA, MBA, BCom, DIPL Business Management and DIPL Marketing Management"]
I never know what to make of SAQA; what I've heard about Azaliah College has certainly been good, and its status as a semi-traditional university combined with the DETC accreditation would seem to make it a bargain, but I'm not sure about how the South African system works when it comes to new colleges (both of the schools I've worked with, UNISA and Potch, were founded in the mid 19th century). The kicker, for me, would be: is it listed in the Commonwealth Universities Yearbook? Peace, ------------------ Tom Head co-author, Get Your IT Degree and Get Ahead (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
Paul, There is an alternative to your South African MBA... may I suggest Northcentral University? Please contact me and I'll answer any questions you have about an NCU MBA. Hope to hear from you at [email protected].
NCU is certainly an option (though folks should bear in mind that it's not accredited yet); for a list of 191 schools worldwide (135 of them U.S.-based) that possess a recognized form of accreditation (or equivalent recognition) and offer an MBA by distance learning, click here. But while I have you here, I'd like to wish you folks the best of luck with the accreditation process; it would be so nice to be able to recommend more than one school to people who are in the market for an online regionally accredited doctorate (especially since Touro is so expensive). Peace, ------------------ Tom Head co-author, Get Your IT Degree and Get Ahead (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
