Online College and Universities - have you done it?

[Rilescat]

Hello.

I need to go back to school. Icky. Oh well.

I want to take courses online. Has anyone had any experiences? Thoughts? Concerns? Anything at all would be useful.

I am looking at the programs here: AIU Online

Thanks for any information you can provide me!

 

[CPA]

I am currently enrolled in the CS Bachelor's program at ACCIS. It has several accreditations and while the curricullum may not be as intense as a traditional college, the courses are challenging and I benefit from the self-study nature since I work full-time and have a family.

The cost was relatively cheap when I enrolled 2 years ago about $4500 for 18 classes, and it included all the texts and MS VC++ 6.0.

 

[pyonir]

I've taken a couple online classes, and i prefer them. You really have to push yourself and keep up with the work, but that is how i prefer to take classes. Intensive classes have a lot of course work in a shorter amount of time, but if you apply yourself the classes will fly by and will almost seem easy.

 

[Rilescat]

Originally posted by: CPA
I am currently enrolled in the CS Bachelor's program at ACCIS. It has several accreditations and while the curricullum may not be as intense as a traditional college, the courses are challenging and I benefit from the self-study nature since I work full-time and have a family.

The cost was relatively cheap when I enrolled 2 years ago about $4500 for 18 classes, and it included all the texts and MS VC++ 6.0.

Is that an up front cost, or something you pay by the quarter?

 

[geoff2k]

Side question: do these universities care where you are physically located and whether you are a resident of the US or not? Do they charge in-state vs. out-of-state tuitions?

 

[Rilescat]

anyone else use the online courses?