engineering degree online : The largest online schools

Posted by bposton on October 31st, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

BOO…

Did I scare you? :-)  

I couldn’t let All Hallow’s Eve pass without giving you the top 20 largest online schools. Again, this list comes from US News and World Report. As expected, the University of Phoenix tops the list with over 187,000 enrolled (Now THAT’s scarry…:-) )

What was suprising to me was little Cape Fear Community College in my home state of North Carolina comes in thrid with 45,000 students. As Darth Vader would say…”Impressive…”

Just goes to show that there’s alot of folks getting an Associates Degree online too. Food for thought.

Speaking of food, I need to try out some the candy I got at the online Halloween Ball. So while I stuff my face, here’s the list:

University of Phoenix (AZ) 187,712

Troy University (AL) 77,845

Cape Fear Community College (NC) 45,000

University of Maryland–University College (MD) 40,009

Excelsior College (NY) 26,845

Indiana Wesleyan University (IN) 22,950

Central Texas College (TX) 22,723

Walden University (MN) 22,168

University of Florida (FL) 18,056

Baker College of Flint (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Auburn Hills (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Cadillac (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Clinton Township (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Jackson (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Muskegon (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Owosso (MI) 17,633

Baker College–Port Huron (MI) 17,633

Coastline Community College (CA) 16,755

Community College of Southern Nevada (NV) 14,098

Pennsylvania State University–University Park (PA) 13,928

Hope you have a Happy Halloween!

Ben 

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Engineering degree online: No Child Left Behind…in College?? - Part 1

Posted by bposton on October 21st, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

There have been a few news report in the past few days about how the government is trying to making colleges more accountable in how they educate their students.

I’ve been following this as best I can, but to sum up some of the opinions about this I thought I’d share with you a quote from an article I saw the other day from Eugene Hickok, who is a fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

He was also a deputy secretary of education during President Bush’s first term, so I think he knows a little about what he’s talking about :-)

Note - this is a pretty long quote, so to save my fingers I’m gonna break it up in to 3 separate posts today. :-)

Here’s part 1 of what he had to say:

” Like it or not, the No Child Left Behind Act passed under President Bush has transformed the conversation about American public education. The law has its flaws, but the nation has benefited from its focus on results and its willingness to confront gaps in educational achievement.
Now the administration has extended the discussion into what has long been considered sacred ground in Washington politics: higher education. Recent studies have highlighted higher education’s skyrocketing costs, uneven quality and poor graduation rates. Even more disturbing are reports that reading competency and comprehension are declining among college graduates — as if there should be any question about the reading skills of people with college degrees.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings has addressed these and other concerns by embracing reforms that could strengthen higher education and improve access and opportunities for America’s students. Among her commission’s recommendations are heightening fiscal and academic accountability, improving access to financial aid and assembling accurate data on the performance of students and institutions.
While no one seems to be saying that No Child Left Behind policies should be applied to the country’s colleges and universities, it does make sense to consider how some of the program’s underlying principles might help to ensure that higher education in America remains higher education. A college degree provides Americans with a competitive edge on the job market. But what is coming under increasing scrutiny is whether a college degree is truly proof of a college education. It is time for colleges to develop
accurate measures of student achievement, and of the value institutions of higher education provide.”
Eugene Hickok, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation, was a deputy secretary of education during President Bush’s first term.

Part 2 of 3 is coming later today…

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What do you want to learn?

Posted by bposton on October 17th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

I found out the other day that when it comes to getting an education online there are
degrees that are more popular that others.

For example, the most popular course subject are business and computer sciences.

So what if you’re interested in something else, or something a little more abscure?

The trick is to be able to find the program that you’re interested in, and then see if
there’s an online course or degree program that fits you.

It’s not easy, as I’m finding out - but I’m also learning that there are probably
many ways to make it less time consuming.

And I’ll share these with you as I find them.

Ben

 

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