Posted on Mar 9, 2017
Are online universities helping our soldiers or just bilking resources? How often are people with these degrees turned down for jobs?
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Depends on the accreditation of the school. If the school does not meet the standards of a regional accrediting agency, we won't look twice at the resume.
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SFC J Fullerton
That is the problem. The military education centers refer "nationally accredited" online schools to SM's, and the tuition assistance gets approved. SM's are required to work with military "education counselors" to further their education, but do not get counseled on the differences between "regionally accredited" and "nationally accredited".
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SSgt Boyd Welch
The biggest difference is academic rigor.. An online school can belong to an association (National Association of Distance Learning) which just means that they belong to an organization but there are no minimum academic standards.
However if a school is accredited by say..the Northern Association of Colleges and Schools, they have been audited by a team that ensures that every college in that geographic area meets the standards set forth. I've had job applicants with a diploma from a online school web based but no brick and mortar campus who could not read at an eighth grade level...just send your money and we send you the books and tests....
However if a school is accredited by say..the Northern Association of Colleges and Schools, they have been audited by a team that ensures that every college in that geographic area meets the standards set forth. I've had job applicants with a diploma from a online school web based but no brick and mortar campus who could not read at an eighth grade level...just send your money and we send you the books and tests....
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I don't think that the source of your degree is as important as how you present the information in a job interview. In my experience as a hiring manager, having a Bachelor's degree was often the "ticket to the dance", while the source/subject was, more often than not, irrelevant. Same goes for Master's degrees. I have a brick and mortar undergrad, and an online Master's, and haven't suffered any ill will or preference.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
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MSG Mark Million I would check the accreditation of the school. I completed one online course from a university and prefer face to face interaction in a classroom setting.
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