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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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 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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