Posted on 11/20/2001 6:08:37 AM PST by testforecho
Edited on 09/03/2002 4:49:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
True. It could mean that universities would set up cash cow operations abroad. Then again, in the case of California, would the new admissions rules apply? (re: discarding academic merit).
I found out about it from someone here at FR.
Yes it is open to American citizens.
These distance learning degree programs are pretty common, and for some reason they are one of the biggest secrets in higher education. I finally competed my college degree when I was 35 years old through one of these programs. At 35, there was no way I could have held down a full time job to support my family, and attended classes in a traditional college setting.
Here is a short list from Bear's guide of some of the colleges that offer distance learning degrees:
Auburn University
Boise State University
Brigham Young University
California State University, Dominquez Hills
Central Michigan University
Colorodo State University
Eastern Illinois University
George Washington University
Georgia Tech
Inidiana Univeristy
Kansas State University
Murray State University
Ohio University (one of my three finalist when I was evaluating programs for myself)
Syracuse University
Troy State University, Montgomery (one of my three finalist)
University of Alabama (one of my three finalist)
University of Idaho
University of Iowa
University of Northern Colorodo
University of Northern Iowa
University of Oklahoma
Washington State University
Another advantage of these programs is that they can save you a bundle of money over a traditonal, campus oriented degree program.
I would recommend getting a book by John Bear called "Bear's Guide to Earning College Degrees Nontraditionaly". He does a good job of rating programs, letting you know the ins and outs of various programs.
Very much so. I work nearly full time and am back in school in the evenings, but I also supplement those classes with distance-learning classes from another college. My husband is a college teacher and is working very hard to put together courses that will be internet-only, where anyone in the country will be able to take courses that very recently were exclusively considered to be hands-on. He believes that this is the direction for the future. I took an email-oriented class last summer and it was attended by students from up and down the east coast--and could have been taken by anyone anywhere!
This is not a new phenom - you can only look for it to grow as other universities, both bricks-and-mortar and 100% electronic, go online. BTW, the University Of Phoenix ain't cheap. Tuition fees are comparable with many schools that have actual campuses.
Michael
I was just throwing out a list of schools to give people some idea how common this actually is.
I chose state or well known schools to emphasize the fact that this is a legitimate way to earn a degree. When I tell people I completed my degree this way, I often get a lot of strange looks. People ask if it's a real degree. Most of the people I run into still confuse distance learning with the old mail order diploma mills.
I looked at the University of Phoenix. Part of my criteria was to chose a state supported university, or a well know private school to avoid any questions about the legitimacy of my degree. My three finalist were the University of Ohio, the University of Alabama, and Troy State University, Montgomery. I finally ended up with the Troy State program. They were the most flexible, and they went out of their way to be helpful.
If I was 18 again, I wouldn't even consider going the traditional college campus route. I would get a job in the area of my interest, and complete my education via one of these distance college degree program. By the time I graduated, I would not only have a degree, but about 5 years of practical experience.
First, you don't have communist Chinese students poking around the United States.
Second, it is a really efficient way to teach.
Third, it is cash money for the university.
Fourth, it gets us out of the liberal, "Poor little third world persons, you must all come here and be taught about everything here in America."
Horsefeathers, I say -- with the internet, online journals, and FedEx there is little or no need for international students coming from all over the world to come here, see our way of life, get jealous, hate us, spy on us, overstay their visas, then disappear into the woodwork.
Get them all the hell out.
PS - Check out the website I'm building this quarter if you're interested: www.patriotzone.net.
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