Are there any well respected online colleges?

Question

American InterContinental University, Walden University, University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, just to name a few that I am looking to attend.

Answer 1

All of the schools you mention are for-profit schools and therefore are very expensive. American Intercontinental (AIU) is currently on probation with their accreditor and may lose accreditation if they don't straighten things out. University of Phoenix and Kaplan are both well-known online programs, but may not be well respected. Walden is not as well known, but may fall into the same stigma associated with the other for-profits.

Your best option for an online degree is to check with your state universities and community colleges. Many of those will have online degree programs. Also, the degree conferred to an online student is no different than a degree conferred to an on-campus student.

If you have less than 60 credit hours, get an AA degree first at a community college. If your local community college doesn't have an online degree program, check with others in your state. These will most likely be the cheapest.

Once you have an AA degree, you can enroll in a bachelor's degree completion program at a state university. Many state universities will have these types of programs. Also, some are charging lower tuition rates for online programs than they do for out-of-state on-campus students. For example, University of Wyoming charges only $134 per semester credit hour for online students and it doesn't matter where in the U.S. you live.

The following are some websites to get you started on your search.

http://www.fhsu.edu/virtualcollege/
http://www.peru.edu/offuttafb/degreeprograms/onlinelearning.htm
http://outreach.uwyo.edu/ocp/
http://www.distance.msstate.edu/
http://www.distancelearning.ufl.edu/degrees.aspx
http://www.apu.apus.edu/index.htm
http://www.online.uillinois.edu/
http://www.depts.ttu.edu/ode/CollegeOverview.asp
http://worldcampus.psu.edu/
http://www.uclaextension.edu/

When comparing tuition costs, you have to check if the school is on semester or quarter credit hours. To convert from quarter hours to semester hours, divide the tuition by 0.67. For example, if tuition is $180 per quarter credit hour, that is equal to $268.66 per semester credit hour.

When you choose a school, make sure it is at least regionally accredited. You can check accreditation at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/search.asp You can learn more about accreditation at http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

Finally, there are a couple of forums online with members who have obtained their degrees online. Some have gone pretty far with their online degrees. The forums are free to join but you can read the forum without joining. You just won't be able to post. http://forums.degreeinfo.com and http://www.instantcertonline.com/forums

Good luck

Answer 2

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Are there any well respected online colleges?
American InterContinental University, Walden University, University of Phoenix, Kaplan University, just to name a few that I am looking to attend.

Answer 4

Western Governors University and University of Phoenix are two big ones that I know. I've also verified AICU, Walden, and Kaplan. I looked into all this over 2 years ago and ended up going with WGU. To see if the colleges under consideration are legitimate and respectable, look at who they are accredited by. Also, your college should be able to work with government subsidized student loans and places like Sallie Mae for financial aid. If not, they are probably not legit enough to even consider.

Answer 5

No -- there are not.

There are respected colleges that offer some on-line courses. But the Online Colleges are For Profit corporations that have little or no admissions policy. The fact that they accept anyone means that employers do not trust the quality of their graduates.

In addition, they are twice the cost of a good public university. Some, like the University of Phoenix, have run into trouble lately. They were fined a record $9.8MM for sleazy recruiting practices and are under investigation for padding their placement numbers. Companies like Intel refuse to pay for their employees to take classes there, because they say that the school lacks rigor.

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Answer 7

All those quoted by you reportedly provide online education but which one is the best for you depends on what you intend to pursue and as a part of your search, do some research too before your final decision to attend one!

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