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Old 08-14-2017, 04:37 AM
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Originally Posted by PerfInit View Post
Is Thomas Edison an "Accredited" online university program?
It is one of New Jersey's public universities and fully regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Regional accreditation is the type you want, the type all the "real" schools have (e.g. Harvard, Stanford, Ohio State, Embry-Riddle, etc.).

I would recommend looking at what your home state has to offer in terms of online education. Most States now have some fully accredited online degrees and you can save money by paying in-State tuition rates. Some state sponsored institutions will waive out of state tuition for non-residents if doing one of their online or distance learning programs. For example Chadron State College in Nebraska (again regionally accredited and part of the Nebraska State College System) offers a distance learning B.S. in Mathematics for under $6,000 USD in tuition even for out of state students.

Also most universities offer online degrees in some variety now. The University of Illinois, Indiana University, Colorado State University, Arizona State University, and most others have at least a limited offering of degrees online or by distance learning, and most have a pretty extensive offering.

Do some digging beyond the bigger name brands in distance learning and you may find some very good options out there, options that have full regional accreditation and are public and/or non-profit schools. I would recommend staying away from from the for-profit schools as their degrees are often not accepted by other institutions in the event you wish to transfer credits or pursue a graduate degree.

I should also add that you could look overseas, especially to Europe, Canada or Australia, for options as well. Many of the universities in the U.K. have added distance learning options, and may offer lower tuition than some of the U.S. universities. The Open University of the U.K. has a very extensive list of distance learning programs. The University of London and their affiliate colleges have several online or distance learning offerings. The University of Manchester has some as well. Anyway, keep your options open and do a lot of searching.

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