engineering degree online : The oldest online schools

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

I was getting dressed up in my Darth Vader costume for the online Halloween ball, and I realized that since I showed you the newest online schools, maybe you’d like to see the oldest. One would at least assume they would have more experience and be better prepared to offer you the degree program that you’re looking for…

This lists includes the ever popular University of Phoenix ( I see there ads all other the place), as well as East Carolina University, in my home state of NC. However it seems that good ole Nova Southeastern University is at the top (anybody know who they are?) :-)  

So without further adue, here the top 20 oldest online schools, according the US News and World Report:

Nova Southeastern University (FL) 1983

Roberts Wesleyan College (NY) 1987

New York Institute of Technology (NY) 1988

Boise State University (ID) 1989

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ) 1989

University of Phoenix (AZ) 1989

Michigan Technological University (MI) 1990

Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) 1990

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (FL) 1993

East Carolina University (NC) 1994

National University (CA) 1994

Baker College of Flint (MI) 1995

Baker College–Auburn Hills (MI) 1995

Baker College–Cadillac (MI) 1995

Baker College–Clinton Township (MI) 1995

Baker College–Jackson (MI) 1995

Baker College–Muskegon (MI) 1995

Baker College–Owosso (MI) 1995

Baker College–Port Huron (MI) 1995

George Washington University (DC) 1995

Mercer University (GA) 1995

University of Idaho (ID) 1995

Walden University (MN) 1995

…may the force be with you….

Ben

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What do you want to do with your education?

Posted by bposton on October 16th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

Do you want to increase your pay? Or do you find yourself at a “career crossroads”?

Or are you as far as you can go in your career with your current skills?

Not too long ago, you had to quit your job and go back to school to get ahead, but not anymore. 

Today it’s possible to get a Bachelor’s, Master’s or even Ph.D. degrees without ever setting foot in a classroom.

Theres an organization I found out about called Sloan Consortium. It was created to help colleges and other “learning organizations” start and improve their online degree programs.

Anyway, according to the Sloan Consortium, almost two-thirds of all the schools that offer classroom education now also offer courses online as well.

And get this, last year nearly two million students were enrolled in an online course of some kind.

So you’re not alone - there’s been a lot of progress in online education and the standard or traditional colleges have found out that there’s a market out there, so now (finally) they’re starting to offer what we need.

Ben
 

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