Online College Degree Help
08-21-2017, 02:06 AM
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Utah Valley University. They will give you around 30-40 credits for your licenses and work experience. Most classes you can do without an internet connection, but as mentioned before exams and papers must be submitted online. For, the classes that I needed an internet connection I just either screen shot the pages for reading or I copied and pasted. Most classes you will need to buy the text anyways. Some classes require exams to be proctored. For me living in another country has been a bit of a challenge but most schools in the US can proctor no problem. $500-700 per class and quite an easy interface. You are considered in-State tuition so without the out of state surcharge.
08-21-2017, 02:07 PM
#13
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What's your take on getting an Associates degree first? It doesn't seems as competitive anymore. Other than a couple carriers, I can't imagine airlines turning down highly qualified candidates with an Associates degree.
08-21-2017, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 155mm
What's your take on getting an Associates degree first? It doesn't seems as competitive anymore. Other than a couple carriers, I can't imagine airlines turning down highly qualified candidates with an Associates degree.
Most of the majors will require a four-year degree, for some it's a hard requirement, for most of the rest it might as well be. SWA might be the exception, occasionally folks get on with AA's (VX now requires a four-year).
But I agree if you wait long enough, you may well get hired regardless...just a question of how many thousands of seniority numbers you'll lose and what that's worth to you.
08-21-2017, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
The regionals will take you with a GED.
Most of the majors will require a four-year degree, for some it's a hard requirement, for most of the rest it might as well be. SWA might be the exception, occasionally folks get on with AA's (VX now requires a four-year).
But I agree if you wait long enough, you may well get hired regardless...just a question of how many thousands of seniority numbers you'll lose and what that's worth to you.
Most of the majors will require a four-year degree, for some it's a hard requirement, for most of the rest it might as well be. SWA might be the exception, occasionally folks get on with AA's (VX now requires a four-year).
But I agree if you wait long enough, you may well get hired regardless...just a question of how many thousands of seniority numbers you'll lose and what that's worth to you.
08-22-2017, 07:33 AM
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WGU is competency based
https://www.wgu.edu/#
Western Governors University looks interesting. Never attended but have spoken with graduates and they like the accelerated competency based approach.
Other schools that accept a lot of challenge credit or award credit from military and/or licenses and certifications:
Earn Credit for What You Know at Thomas Edison State University
http://www.excelsior.edu/
https://www.charteroak.edu/
Other sources of challenging college credit, banking credit:
DSST | Get College Credit
http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=browse.main
https://clep.collegeboard.org/exams
Great Study resource:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Western Governors University looks interesting. Never attended but have spoken with graduates and they like the accelerated competency based approach.
Other schools that accept a lot of challenge credit or award credit from military and/or licenses and certifications:
Earn Credit for What You Know at Thomas Edison State University
http://www.excelsior.edu/
https://www.charteroak.edu/
Other sources of challenging college credit, banking credit:
DSST | Get College Credit
http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/?fuseaction=browse.main
https://clep.collegeboard.org/exams
Great Study resource:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
08-22-2017, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 155mm
https://www.wgu.edu/#
Western Governors University looks interesting. Never attended but have spoken with graduates and they like the accelerated competency based approach.
Other schools that accept a lot of challenge credit or award credit from military and/or licenses and certifications:
Earn Credit for What You Know at Thomas Edison State University
Regionally Accredited Online College - Excelsior College - excelsior.edu
https://www.charteroak.edu/
Other sources of challenging college credit, banking credit:
DSST | Get College Credit
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training
https://clep.collegeboard.org/exams
Great Study resource:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Western Governors University looks interesting. Never attended but have spoken with graduates and they like the accelerated competency based approach.
Other schools that accept a lot of challenge credit or award credit from military and/or licenses and certifications:
Earn Credit for What You Know at Thomas Edison State University
Regionally Accredited Online College - Excelsior College - excelsior.edu
https://www.charteroak.edu/
Other sources of challenging college credit, banking credit:
DSST | Get College Credit
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training
https://clep.collegeboard.org/exams
Great Study resource:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
08-22-2017, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Make sure it's a truly accredited program, vice a diploma mill. Airlines know the difference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3wcxHiorJ4
08-23-2017, 11:18 AM
#20
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Make sure it's a truly accredited program, vice a diploma mill. Airlines know the difference.
The HR Capitalist: I Just Graduated From Western Governors "U"... Will You Hire Me?
The following article addresses accusations that WGU is a scam by examining accreditation and other factors:
Western Governors University Scam ? Online College Degrees for Adults
In this case its easier and more effective to reference the link, than to paraphrase, and I have no connection to either source nor WGU.
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