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I want to try online college what is most important to look out for to find a good college?
I was thinking of the University of Pheonix but I have heard only negative feedback can anyone tell me why???
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- ♥Shania♥Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hi
I heard something about the University of Phoenix, but I really can't remember what it was. I do remember that it was not good though. I believe it was something about the school's administration or admission policies, but I'm not sure.
As for the rest of your question, this is what I told someone with a similar question about online colleges the other day:
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You can go to one of these websites to look for online schools:
When dealing with online universities, you have to make sure they are legitimate. If you do decide to enroll at an online university, make sure that it is an accredited university and that the school's accreditation agency is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Remember, just because a school states that it is accredited, does not mean that its accreditation agency is legitimate. Schools can make up their own accredition agencies and they can appear to be very legitimate. They will even use names that are similar to legitimate accreditation agencies to throw you off, so watch that as well. An example of one is Belford University. Belford University states that it is privately accredited. However, Belford University's accreditation agency is NOT recognized by CHEA. ANY legitimate accreditation agency in the U.S. is recognized by CHEA, and there are no private accreditation agencies (well at least any legitimate ones). If you attend a college that is not accredited, future employers most likely will not recognize your degree. In other words, your degree may be worthless.
Here is the CHEA website:
http://www.chea.org/default.asp
Here is some websites that will help you identify fake colleges:
http://www.online2college.com/online-college/fake-...
http://www.geteducated.com/services/diplomamillpol...
Online universities tend to be more expensive than traditional colleges. When you take online courses, you will have to do more work than in traditional, on-campus classes. Make sure you complete your assignments in a timely manner, because it is easy to get behind in an online class. Online courses may have the same level of difficulty as on-campus classes, if not harder. You can try this website below to help you pick decent teachers at the school you eventually choose. Students from the school will rate teachers and write comments about them concerning their attitude, clarity, helpfulness, etc. It may have your school listed, but you may or may not find the teacher you are looking for on there:
http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/index.jsp
I hope this helps you and I wish you the best of luck.
- 1 decade ago
There are several other questions on this page about online universities-search, and find other's questions and see if that helps-
What I keep telling people is that you need to make sure the school is accredited before you enroll. If the school is not acredited then no one will accept your degree....here is the link with directions to find this out that I have posted before-
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/onlinehsfaqs/f/o...
Hope this helps-good luck
Source(s): Masters student in university administration - 1 decade ago
I think it is very expensive. These days many of state universities offer on line courses and they are cheaper. I just completed my degree from Cal state Fullerton and most of the classes were on line. I was not even a distant student and I had 90% of my classes on line. It was cost-effective, plus I got full coverage from Finacial aid---grant money.