Anyone taking online classes?

wwhwang

xmacro

Be careful with UoP and ITT - they've been sued a few times for claiming their courses are accredited when they really aren't. Be sure to double check with the schools/orgs you wanna get into that they will accept credits from UoP or ITT before enrolling.

ellinas

a professor at my university said that if you get a degree at a school like the one you're thinking of, then the other school has to accept your classes whether or not they are accredited, because if they don't then basically they are saying "you really don't have a degree and what you have is a joke," which would be illegal for them to do. just something to look into if i were you, i'm thinking of taking my professors advice and doing that myself just to save money ...he could be wrong though.

xmacro

ellinas:

"you really don't have a degree and what you have is a joke,"

That's essentially what happened with ITT tech and Phoenix awhile back - the degree's were literally worthless when students tried to transfer their credits to a traditional University. None of the credits transferred, hence the lawsuits and the new commercials mentioning "not all credits may transfer"

beatnic

There are "real", for lack of a better term, universities that have online courses. Those credits are transferable.

DeadBoxJD

I'm currently in college at a State school taking both online and "traditional" classes. Most of the North Carolina state schools have complete online degrees. These have the benefit of being accredited, cheaper, and from a nationally recognized institution. I would look into attending a state school like that. They're usually also cheaper...I.know my degree will be half the cost of a friend's degree from ITT, and we'll have the same degree at the end.

cholmes8310

Schrooz

Penn State Online looks good. I almost signed up a couple of years ago. It has a lot credebility in the marketplace since it's Penn State. But in the end, it is really what you take away from your training that matters. It offers degrees in IT, too. Good luck.

letsgowithbob

CvilleE

Bombay

So here is my .02 on online courses. After completing my Masters Degree from a university in May 2011 where some of the classes were taught online, I have several opinions on online courses. The positives....If your instructors are good in their field it is a huge advantage for online courses, main reason is they can tap into their resources nation and even world wide to bring in other top notch instructors to guest lecture on specific courses (one of my instructors while a good guy wasn't the best professor but was a main player in his field and in turn got other main players in the field to instruct some courses. It was almost like getting free education from several other institutions, some of which were much better than mine.) Second positive is access. Having access to other students and instructors basically 100% of the time is good. The negatives....there is little in the way of personal interaction when dealing with online classes (Duh!). This is my book is huge. I'm in a profession that deals with face to face interaction on a daily basis and making decisions on those cues so I have taught myself to learn from dealing with people so I struggled with that. It is not the same with someone who is just talking on your screen. The second big thing is bang for your buck, you (most of the time) pay the same amount for not leaving home and not 100% using what a university has to offer in my opinion. The last negative is computer feeds, good online course will have you pay for chat hosts (rooms) where the feeds, audio and visual are second to none. If you have a free site it will most likely be crap in the way of those things mentioned above. Hope this helps.

letsgowithbob

Lakota72

I just finished my degree with Excelsior College. They are very military friendly and I really enjoyed taking classes with them.