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Has anybody here ever gotted a college degree online? If so, who did you use? Do employers disriminate aganst them? Can anybody recommend a college to go to?
I know several people who finished up their degrees online. Just don't go to an online only school, go to a regular college that offers online courses.
I'll be finally finishing my Associates degree through Suffolk Community College next year. The diploma is the same, even though all the courses are online.
Business Administration. They offer a fully online degree for that major. I've been with my company for over 5 years and make excellent money, but have no upward mobility until I at least finish my AA.
Has anybody here ever gotted a college degree online? If so, who did you use? Do employers disriminate aganst them? Can anybody recommend a college to go to?
At the very least, you need to know if the program is accredited. My understanding is that John Gray (Men are From Mars...) has an online degree. He calls himself a doctor. The school isn't accredited. Don't waste your money on an unaccredited school.
Also, many online programs are often referred to as degree mills. They take top dollar - often in the form of school loans and grants - and the level of education (provided they have any pedagogical standards at all) is always severely compromised. Imagine your "professor" has a master's degree, is teaching upper-level courses, and has 100 people in his online class. 100 people paying full tuition for a 3 or 4 credit hour course is criminal, in my opinion.
You get what you pay for applies here. Sure, it may cost as much to go to a NOVA school or Pheonix, but the real price is time. You learn by investing time. If you can be in a class, in the presence of a professor and students, and the class is taught well, you will get far more out of it than you would an online class.
Know that people who go to these schools find them appealing because they think they can learn without investing time - just the money. These will be your peers.
I suggest attending a community college until you get your associates. This is very inexpensive and local. Then, once you have the associates and the gen ed credits taken care of, go to a state university and ask about online programs. These universities salivate over transfer students. They graduate in higher percentages and help increase enrollments. But, because many of them are non-traditional (not just out of high school) they know they need to accommodate distance, work, and family needs. Find a school that bends over backward for you!
As I mentioned to earlier in the thread. My wife quit her career, worked at Hofstra while getting her master's in Edu. & got free tuition. Pay was horrible, but factor in the free tuition, it worked out very well. Plus, working at the university was a very low stress job!
Has anybody here ever gotted a college degree online? If so, who did you use? Do employers disriminate aganst them? Can anybody recommend a college to go to?
The problem with some online schools is that "real life" schools will not accept transfer credits from many of them. Like it has already been mentioned, find one that is accredited or find a "real life" school that offers online courses.
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Online Schools Are Trash
