100% Online School - choosing a good one?

[Kaido]

Looking at 100% online schools for a Bachelors and possibly a Master's...is there a list of quality, fully-accredited online schools anywhere? Been googling for a bit but there are so many, and so many look like scams...

 

[waggy]

i wouldnt mind finding one myself. though not really for masters or such. but a good one to take some class's online.

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: waggy
i wouldnt mind finding one myself. though not really for masters or such. but a good one to take some class's online.

Like english?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: coldmeat

Originally posted by: waggy
i wouldnt mind finding one myself. though not really for masters or such. but a good one to take some class's online.

Like english?

btw English is capitalized. so maybe you can join me in the class?

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: coldmeat

Originally posted by: waggy
i wouldnt mind finding one myself. though not really for masters or such. but a good one to take some class's online.

Like english?

btw English is capitalized. so maybe you can join me in the class?

I prefer to remain ignorant.

 

[pyonir]

A lot of local university and colleges have 100% online programs. I'd check any around you first.

Second, i'd avoid University of Phoenix Online like the plague. I used to work there, and trust me, you don't want to go there.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: pyonir
A lot of local university and colleges have 100% online programs. I'd check any around you first.

Second, i'd avoid University of Phoenix Online like the plague. I used to work there, and trust me, you don't want to go there.

Yeah they look kind of scammish. I'm looking for one mainly for flexibility. I liked my last one but their software was super buggy (Blackboard).

 

[dquan97]

Originally posted by: pyonir
A lot of local university and colleges have 100% online programs. I'd check any around you first.

Second, i'd avoid University of Phoenix Online like the plague. I used to work there, and trust me, you don't want to go there.

details?

 

[pcnerd37]

I was always told to avoid the online ones by potential employers.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: pcnerd37
I was always told to avoid the online ones by potential employers.

Many major universities have online programs. Here at Washington State University you can get a B.S. in MIS online, as well as a few other majors. Your degree looks the same at the end, nobody has to know. As a resident I'd only have to pay in-state tuition, so about $28,000 total for the degree.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: dquan97

Originally posted by: pyonir
A lot of local university and colleges have 100% online programs. I'd check any around you first.

Second, i'd avoid University of Phoenix Online like the plague. I used to work there, and trust me, you don't want to go there.

details?

The "enrollment advisors" will do anything to get you to start (including forgery of federal financial aid documents), they are very expensive, a lot of other schools won't accept transfer credits from them, the classes are often poorly instructed (i took a class while working there, the prof gave me an A on my final before i had even handed it in, and when i brought it up to the faculty department, they said the class had ended and there was nothing they could do...the prof continued to teach classes).

That good for a start?

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

What degree are you interested in?

 

[Drakkon]

I work for UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) as a course content creator - we offer a number of fully online degrees. A lot of the classes are watching the videos then taking tests/writing papers. It all depends on the degree/classes you are looking for.

http://distance_ed.unlv.edu/cp/cp_home.html

I'll second the neg on Univ of Phoenix. I have lived distance ed field for the last 7 years and everyone in the field seems to have very little respect for their programs and practices. Their instructors are no where near college level and those who are they get rid of real soon.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Drakkon
I'll second the neg on Univ of Phoenix. I have lived distance ed field for the last 7 years and everyone in the field seems to have very little respect for their programs and practices. Their instructors are no where near college level and those who are they get rid of real soon.

I worked for them for 3 years and lived the distance ed field too...and the funny thing is, when they were still relatively small, they actually had pretty good instructors and courses. New management came in and everything but the profit margin went down. It's sad really. If they had continued to build a reputation of high quality education, rather than quick profit and increased enrollment numbers, they might have been regarded differently as a whole.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: SarcasticDwarf
What degree are you interested in?

Pretty much anything IT-related except heavy programming...Business Information Systems, Web Design, that sort of thing.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: pcnerd37
I was always told to avoid the online ones by potential employers.

Many major universities have online programs. Here at Washington State University you can get a B.S. in MIS online, as well as a few other majors. Your degree looks the same at the end, nobody has to know. As a resident I'd only have to pay in-state tuition, so about $28,000 total for the degree.

Cool, I shot off an email to UConn to get more info about their online programs. It's small but there are a couple degrees that look good. That alone would save me a couple hundred bucks in gas a month as well as a good 10 hours of commuting time a week

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Farang

Originally posted by: pcnerd37
I was always told to avoid the online ones by potential employers.

Many major universities have online programs. Here at Washington State University you can get a B.S. in MIS online, as well as a few other majors. Your degree looks the same at the end, nobody has to know. As a resident I'd only have to pay in-state tuition, so about $28,000 total for the degree.

Cool, I shot off an email to UConn to get more info about their online programs. It's small but there are a couple degrees that look good. That alone would save me a couple hundred bucks in gas a month as well as a good 10 hours of commuting time a week

Starting local is ALWAYS the best thing to do. And UConn has had a good online program for a while (we all know their campus rep is really good anyway) from what i hear...so hopefully they have what you need.

 

[Kaido]

Is DeVry any good?

http://www.devry.edu/

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Is DeVry any good?

http://www.devry.edu/

IMO no. same with ITT tech.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Kaido
Is DeVry any good?

http://www.devry.edu/

IMO no. same with ITT tech.

Is ITT Tech more of a technical school than a college?

 

[nanette1985]

check out http://forums.degreeinfo.com

I found it to be a useful place.

 

[TruePaige]

Western Governors University is a great one. It's regionally accredited, (funny story, it has regional accreditation in 4 regions, only school in America that does) and started by some of the nations greatest governors.

 

[Kaido]

I checked out various Bachelor's degrees and most require 60 credits so start; I'm at 51 right now so I went down to the local college today and signed up for some on-campus classes for this semester. Uconn looks like it has a good program or two for online CS and it would save me a lot of daily driving, so I'll see where things go after this semester.

Thanks for the input everybody!

 

[prontospyder]

During my search for an online school, I used:

GetEducated.com
BusinessWeek

I was suprised some schools offered in-state tuition for out of state online students.

 

[dquan97]

National University?