engineering degree online : Regis University makes the Top Ten

Posted by bposton on October 30th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

If you haven’t read the OCtober 16 issue of US News & World Report, you’re missing out, because
this is the annual issue of college rankings.

What’s really important to know is that they highlighted online learning in this year’s annual ranking
and one of the top ten largestest graduate programs on their list comes from Regis University.

They had three of their online programs make the top ten, which was measured by total enrollment number and other factors such as class size and technical support.

Out of 410 institutions across the U.S., Regis is the only Colorado-based university to be ranked.

The programs that were ranked where nursing, which ranked third, business, ranking seventh and education, which ranked eighth.

Regis is a Jesuit University and Allan Service, their provost, had this to say about the ranking:

“Our high quality and extremely successful programs in online learning are one of the latest applications of the tradition of innovation in Jesuit education. Our online degree programs nicely complement the other great work we are doing with 18 to 22-year old students in our classroom-based liberal arts and pre-professional programs. We’re very gratified by this recognition of Regis University’s continuing accomplishments. We will continue to seek new and innovating ways to server the learners and leaders of tomorrow.”

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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It’s a challenge - returning to school

Posted by bposton on October 15th, 2006 — Posted in engineering degree online

I saw an interested little snippet in USA Today.

It was a survey of adults who wanted to return to school and what their biggest challenge was.

Some the biggest challenges (according to this study) came down to these:

Number 5 - Attending classes regularly

Number 4 - Making a committment for how long it will take

Number 3 - Providing for a family while in school

Number 2 - Finding the money to pay for school

And Numero Uno on the list - managing other committments as well as attending school.
According to the study, 73% of adults wanting to return to school had this problem.

To me, these all sorta boil down to time and money. Mainly time.

So how do you overcome these roadblocks to getting a better education?

Well, that’s what this blog is about, and hopefully as I learn more about all the possiblities, I can impart some of this newfound wisdom to you.

Stay tuned,

Ben

 

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