Name Change Again For Ashworth College

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Vinipink, Nov 26, 2008.

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  1. Vinipink

    Vinipink Accounting Monster

  2. dlady

    dlady Active Member

  3. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

  4. Bill Parker

    Bill Parker New Member

    They should have left it alone. University sounds more progressive. This just looks like a step back.
     
  5. Vinipink

    Vinipink Accounting Monster

    How she finds the customer service and feedback from the instructors?
     
  6. Vinipink

    Vinipink Accounting Monster

    It only lasted a year, perhaps they still have old stationary, letterhead, diploma formats, and other things related with the old name, that they just simply do not want to incurred in more expenses. The Economy!
     
  7. Vinipink

    Vinipink Accounting Monster

    You are very kind to him!:D
     
  8. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I'm not involved with Ashworth in any way so I really don't care what they call themselves. I sprinted through the posted link and didn't find any clear explanation as to why they changed the name and then changed it back a year later. Overall the impression I've gotten is that they don't know what they're doing. I'm glad that others are having a positive experience. I hope Ashworth settles down and doesn't decide to change their name to something stupid like Knightsbridge. Let's wait and see.
     
  9. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    I have no personal knowledge of the Ashworth situation . . . but:

    "College" vs "University" is a weapon that has, at times, been wielded by accreditors. For instance, when the Western Association had some problems with Armstrong University in Berkeley, they required them, under threat of sanctions of some sort, to change their name to Armstrong College.
     
  10. Bruce

    Bruce Moderator

    I like how he is "excited" to announce that they went from a university to a college. Kind of like how I was excited to move from my comfortable bedroom at my parent's house to a spartan barracks at a military school. :D

    Also, no knock on DETC, but prestigious accreditation?
     
  11. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    My case was closed to that. I was excited to move out of my mom's house to Parris Island Squadbay (Marine Corps Boot Camp), but when I actually lived at the Squadbay...I didn't like it. :p
     
  12. dlady

    dlady Active Member

    Average, and their computer system screws up after each of her classes and she has to call them, BUT, the structure of the classes and test based courses that she can work at her own pace is the right structure for her.
     
  13. Vinipink

    Vinipink Accounting Monster

    Thanks for the feedback. I liked the materials and the payment plan. But the customer service and the feedback from them was terrible. If you don't need to contact them for any reason then you will be fine.
     
  14. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    I was always under the impression that a "College" only had one school and only offered undergrad degrees, while a "University" had more than one school and also offered graduate degrees. Is that anywhere near the truth?

    -Matt
     
  15. KYarb

    KYarb New Member

    The US government defines:

    College: An institution of higher learning that offers undergraduate programs, usually of a four-year duration, that lead to the bachelor's degree in the arts or sciences (B.A. or B.S.). The term "college" is also used in a general sense to refer to a postsecondary institution. A college may also be a part of the organizational structure of a university.

    University: An educational institution that usually maintains one or more four-year undergraduate colleges (or schools) with programs leading to a bachelor's degree, a graduate school of arts and sciences awarding master's degrees and doctorates(Ph.D.s), and graduate professional schools.

    http://educationusa.state.gov/graduate/glossary.htm

    Another (more common) difference is funding. A university generally has the funding to provide doctorates and research, whereas colleges do not.

    This only applies to the US though, as university=college & college=trade school in other English-speaking countries. ;D
     
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  16. mattbrent

    mattbrent Well-Known Member

    I had some Canadian friends that would always say "going to university" whereas we would always say "going to college" after high school.

    I know college/university isn't always an accurate description. The College of William and Mary, where my wife earned her MA, is technically a university. However, it's its centuries old charter, it declares that it will always be known as The College of William and Mary, and so it won't change its name to reflect its university status.

    -Matt
     
  17. pugbelly

    pugbelly New Member

    That's not always the case. Loyola College in Maryland has multiple schools and offers graduate programs, as does Hood College.

    Pug
     
  18. me again

    me again Well-Known Member

    Great Britain operates under a similar system ie:
    University of Great Truth
    - College of Law
    - College of Medicine
    - College of Bright Futures

    As you can see from the British system, college seems to be a sub-school of a university. However in the United States, it isn't necessarily so and there aren't any concrete American rules that prohibit deviation from the British system. That can create confusion for non-academics. In fact, there was a time in the U.S. when we had it backwards with:
    Toro College
    - Toro University online

    In the U.S. a college can award a doctoral degree, while in Great Britin it seems that only universities award doctoral degrees. However, it seems that the U.S. is slowly gravitating towards the British system, at least over the last 30 years.

    In the 20th century in the U.S., we had many state colleges, but in the 21st century most have been changed to state universities.

    Is there REALLY a difference between a college and a university in the U.S.? No, at least not yet.
     
  19. recruiting

    recruiting Member

    What's the point!:confused:
     
  20. andypicken2

    andypicken2 New Member

    not necessarily good from a branding perspective, - wonder how much they spend marketing the university side?
     

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