Conservative College/University w/online programs?

[Veritas_vos_Liberabit67]

Freepers! I need your advice. I live in the northern California/SF Bay area, and I'm mid-forties. I have started chipping away at pursuing a college degree (yes, a little late in life) but am finding the local offerings have such an overt liberal bias that is very difficult to stomach. Work and family commitments prohibit moving to find a conservative college/university, so I'm searching for online degree programs in business, economics, civil engineering, or one of the sciences (trying to remain flexible in that regard). I would love to be able to attend a "Hillsdale" type college, but can't move to Michigan, and so far have not found an online alternative. Any suggestions? Thanks Freepers!

[Walkingfeather]

regent

[LukeL]

Liberty University

[Dr. Pritchett]

I know this will sound crazy, but it depends what you plan on studying... for example, UC Berkeley has a VERY respected biz school and engineering school. It’s not like you’re going to hear all kinds of liberal tripe in a engineering curriculum. I got an MBA at Santa Clara U and there was no time to attend protests and bad mouth America. If you’re studying something serious, there’s not much liberal crap, just work.

I applaud your efforts, wherever they lead you.

[doc1019]

Yes, Liberty University.

[latina4dubya]

Hillsdale does not offer online courses? what about Biola or Grove City... or Patrick Henry College? i need to find out these things too, for my 13-year old son...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Colorado Christian University
http://www.ccu.edu/ccu/online/

Regent University
http://www.regent.edu/academics/online_courses/

[Dr. Pritchett]

...and there’s a revoluation going on in online education. I just saw this article recently... http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/education/2013/09/edx_mit_and_online_certificates_how_non_degree_certificates_are_disrupting.html

(I know, it’s Slate, sorry. But there are nuggets of info in this article).

[freedumb2003]

Go to the local college and when in your courses stand your philosophical ground.

We are done being cowed by under-educated, over-inflated academics who have never worked a day in their lives.

At 40 you have a ton of life experience.

If you are hit with minutia, post up here and you will have more facts than anyone can imagine. Remember the following:

* Do not allow lies to pass as facts
* Challenging a professor on lies is not a cause of action — contact the Provost if it comes down to it
* Take COPIOUS notes and record any encounters
* KNOW YOUR FACTS — keep a copy of the Constitution in your pocket AT ALL TIMES: Memorize it (it is actually quite brief)

Let us know how it goes — there are legal groups who will represent you for free if you are the victim of liberal oppression (really — no joke).

[klva]

Another vote for Liberty...

[informavoracious]

You might try an accelerated program for working adults that allows you to earn credits by writing papers on your life experience as well as transferring in previous college credits. University of San Francisco has programs where you attend class once a week with other working professionals. The professors are generally people who actually work in the field, rather than lifelong "academics" who have never lived and worked in the real world. They have satellite campuses all over the Bay Area.

It's usually the lower division general ed classes where you have to hold your nose. If you have to take them, do what others have suggested. Stand your ground, be able to back up what you say. You might be the light in the darkness to young mush heads who've never been exposed to anything other than liberal tripe. Make your points respectfully but firmly and be prepared to back them up. You might even find it fun!

[Crapgame]

American Military University. They are entirely online and geared towards service personnel. I obtained my masters degree in American History through this institution and it was worth every penny. I found the faculty there to be very experienced and for the most part much more conservative than what I experienced in undergrad work.

[Undecided 2012]

Go to the local college and when in your courses stand your philosophical ground.

We are done being cowed by under-educated, over-inflated academics who have never worked a day in their lives.

That is way easier said then done.
With a 4.0 ave., I took a required English that required ton of research and a build up to a 25 page paper. The class was literally an African am studies class. The professor (I use that term lightly) graded my first paper in bold red and said I need help and that my opinions were not acceptable on campus and gave me a big F. Not wanting to lose my 4.0 ave, I withdrew from the class. I took it the next semester with a different liberal instructor wrote all my papers from a very leftist point and she raved about my writing.
The thing is this, the class was suppose to grade writing not content. The judgment was strictly political.

[Sherman Logan]

Or look into CLEP. Up to 12 credits for $80 and a time investment of 90 minutes.

http://clep.collegeboard.org/

[Veritas_vos_Liberabit67]

Freepers - thank you so much for all who replied with advice and encouragement! It was a great shot in the arm to wake up this morning and hear from like minded individuals, and find a ton of very useful advice. I’m looking into everything that you recommended, and so far it appears that Regent and Liberty definitely hold the top spots for breadth and depth of serious online offerings, although USF may be an option for a relatively close brick and mortar institution.

Prior to my original post, I had been hoping/planning to complete the lower division general education requirements at the local community college before pursuing upper division courses at Stanford, Santa Clara, or UC Berkeley (I have heard good things about their engineering and business programs). Of course this is assuming I would be accepted.

In any case, you have all given me much to consider, and I am grateful. I will keep you posted as things progress.