Touro, University of Phoenix or Bellevue University?

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  1. LBTRS

    LBTRS Member

    Hello,

    I'm in the process of enrolling to complete my Bachelors in Business Administration and need some help. I'm currently in the military and need a very flexible schedule to work on my degree. Some days I just won't be able to do any school work due to my current job. Which of these three schools is the most flexible in when you are actually doing the school work? Also, which would be the easiest to work on while traveling? I won't always be at home but will always have my laptop and an internet connection.

    Any other pros & cons on these three schools would be appreciated. Things like.....which would look better to a future employer, cost of obtaining the degree, level of difficulty of the classes, etc. I've been over each of their web sites and searched this site but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

    Thanks a million,

    Ray Trautman
     
  2. LBTRS

    LBTRS Member

    Thanks for all the great information. I'm leaning towards TUI as it seems to be the most flexible. At TUI, how often are you required to log onto the internet? Can I go for a week without internet access or do I need to log on daily? Also, how are the tests given for TUI classes?

    Thanks again and any additional information will be appreciated.
     
  3. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Phoenix is both flexible and inflexible. It is flexible in the sense that undergraduate classes are just 5 weeks in length. You can skip a class if your schedule demands. But each class is very INFLEXIBLE. You have to attend at least 4 of 5 sessions, plus you have an equal number of team meetings to support your team project (which can be demanding). You simply cannot be gone for more than a week and expect to pass a class--and the school won't let you. (This true for online and on-ground.)

    As for prestige, they're all about the same. No one's ever heard of Touro and Bellevue. Phoenix can go either way. Some have heard of them and have drawn a negative impression. Others have heard of them and assume the negative because they think that of all such schools. Some have heard of it and are positive about it. And some haven't really heard much at all and will have no opinion.

    Bellevue is unknown to most.

    Touro is a weird setup (a university as a branch of a college).

    Bellevue and Phoenix are campus-based with online components; some feel that gives the school a more solid impression.

    Some people on this board have reported positive things about Touro.

    I have a co-worker who completed a degree with Bellevue and is extremely satisfied.

    And so it goes....
     
  4. novemberdude

    novemberdude New Member

    For what this is worth when I was looking at doing a MBA I had some correspondence with Bellevue and was impressed by their attitude.

    At the graduate level the school is a very inexpensive option (relatively speaking), and it seems to me that I have read elsewhere on this board that Bellevue appears to have a commitment to providing a quality education, or are at least making the right noises about it.

    I can say that I had shortlisted Bellevue prior to deciding to go in a different direction.
     
  5. novemberdude

    novemberdude New Member

    Another school that I got a good vibe from was Tiffin University (I corresponded with their admissions people). It was not particularly inexpensive (I would guess in the same cost range as UoP). They offer a BBA. I know this school was not on your list and apologies if you have already looked at it and dropped it for whatever reason.
     
  6. aa4nu

    aa4nu Member

    Hi Ray,

    I have no 1st hand experience with UoP or
    Bellevue other than reading the posts on
    this forum.

    Every school has it's relative merits, key point is
    what "fits" best for you and your schedule there.

    As to Touro, I am a Ph.D student as well as a
    Graduate Assistant. A large % of the TUI student
    body is military, and the school is very open to
    work with, and support, the types of ever changing
    schedules that you face. Simple fact, not a promo.

    Each session has 6 modules, which are in two-week
    blocks. Doing a search on this site here will turn up
    various posts as to how the TUI academic process
    works as this has been discussed before in detail by
    several different students at various degree levels.

    Presently this session, I have military students located
    in several areas of the world. When TDY issues come up,
    we work together to see everything come together.

    BTW, the key with any of these programs is to stay on
    track, or even ahead of the schedule if possible!

    Hopefully the above information will prove useful to you.

    Billy

    Touro Ph.D Student and
    Graduate Assistant
     
  7. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I have taken classes at the UoP campus and I am now in the MS program at TUI.

    TUI offers great flexability. You get a CD with all the assignments and you can complete them as fast as you want. The class is actually 12 weeks but I usually complete everything in about 7 weeks. This works well for me since I travel alot. Sometimes I can finish 4 weeks of class work in 2 weeks then I can take 2 weeks and do nothing or continue at the same pace.

    Also, there is not a charge for books at TUI. That is a big plus. Lastly, TUI gives a military discount.

    I did like UoP but they weer more expensive than TUI and UoP sells books as .pdf files which I hate.

    This is just my opinion. Good luck.
     

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