American Sentinel University started through Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University's rank is 41 in the world. Is American Sentinel University top ?
2007-04-23 02:38:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
The problem with American Sentinel is the accreditation, not the delivery method.
Regardless of delivery method (on ground, online, hybrid), a higher ed institution in the US can have 3 institutional accreditation statuses.
1. Regionally accredited - the highest and most useful.
2. Nationally accredited - real, but not as recognized or useful. Yes it is less than regional accreditation, which isn't intuitive.
3. Unaccredited
American Sentinel is accredited by the DETC - a national accreditation. You will have difficulty transferring those credits to a regionally accredited school, sitting for professional exams, and gaining acceptance by employers.
Be sure to check here before you enroll: http://www.chea.org/search/
2007-04-24 01:12:24 · answer #1 · answered by swimbikeron 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
American Sentinel is only accredited by the DETC- Distance Education and Training Council. They may have had some relationship with Vanderbilt in the past, but they no longer do, and in no way are comparable to Vanderbilt.
To get a top degree, you need to be looking for one that is Regionally Accredited by one of the six regional accreditors- the Southern Association, Middle States, New England, North Central, Western Association, or the Northwest Commission.
That said, you have to narrow your search a little further, and exclude places that are online only- or thought of as online only. So no Phoenix, Capella, AIU, DeVry, and their ilk.
So there's no rankings, per se. There's books like the Bears Guide, there's websites like www.geteducated.com, etc.
Why is this? Because you need to find a program offering what you want to major in, at a school that's known for it's education in the classroom. So it takes a good bit of digging to find something really good. But it's out there, if you look hard enough.
And, as much as I respect what Excelsior does, I don't think they're the top of anything. They're primarily a credit bank, where you can throw them 120 credits from everywhere, and get a regionally accredited Bachelors. It's great for the military or people that have moved around a lot, because they'll take all your credits and not make you take any classes at all through them... but they're not going to show up on any rankings.
2007-04-23 06:17:50 · answer #2 · answered by Bradford B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some universities are ranked, others are ranked by their association, while there are many that are not ranked and, in fact, are not even accredited. The ranking is less important than the accreditation since employers look at non-accredited degrees as participation (if not facilitation) of a scam and you won't be able to get into an accredited grad school without the undergrad accreditation.
Its unfotunate that the first responder took such a dim view of online degrees. I can only assume that he has not taken the time to research the availability and effectiveness of online degrees and used that misinformed position to steer everyone away from an online degree.
There are a number of high quality schools that offer programs that are completely online, or a hybrid that allows varying combinations of credit sources consisting of classroom, CLEP, GRE SM, Dantes, online and even recognition for life experience. One school that offers a wide range of options is Excelsior College, which is located in Albany, NY. There are, of course, others, but Excelsior has been around for a long time (at least 35 years) and I believe that they graduate upwards of 5,000 students per year.
It is possible to graduate from Excelsior in a shorter period of time, since many courses can be tested out for credit, but the main attraction, like other online options, is the ability to continue to learn when spare time is short or occurs at odd hours. Being able to take a course and do coursework when the student wants has got to be a clear advantage over driving through a snowstorm to get to a 6pm class across town. If nothing else, the student is in a position to focus entirely on the material at hand rather than the environment around them.
Pick an accredited school that offers the major you want to pursue in the format that meets your needs. A respected university can be expected to offer an online option today as an alternative to the traditional four year classroom degree.
2007-04-23 03:17:16 · answer #3 · answered by Addison 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-23 03:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Ranto 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
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2007-04-23 02:42:22 · answer #9 · answered by Andy P 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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