[Tfug] [OT] Thinking about getting an online degree

[christopher floess]

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 10:22 AM, Eric Gearhart <eric at nixwizard.net> wrote:
> I know this is off topic for a *nix list, so sorry if that grinds your
> gears... if anything let "auld lang syne" in a couple of days :)
> (woohoo Wikipedia says I got the spelling right on that one first
> shot)

Nice. I just learned the name of that song a few weeks ago.

>
> Does anyone have any input? Been to TUI University? Loved/Hated/U of
> Phoenix? Other experiences for online college... etc...?

My mother got her master's through Phoenix. It's in nursing, so it's
not related to your situation, but I remember how hard she worked. She
had lots and lots of papers to write. She's now applying for a job
directly related to her Phoenix degree (Nursing Education). I think
the point here is that Phoenix is no free ride, and given the changing
nature of education, alternative degree paths are going to gain more
and more of a foothold in this country, if they haven't already.

I would say don't shy away from the online thing. With all of your
experience, I think an online degree can't possibly make you any less
marketable than most other people who are going the weill-established
route.

~ Chris