I have been doing extensive research about Kaplan University. And I came across your blog. I have an A.O.S in Hospitality Management and Kaplan is willing to accept my credits and place me as a junior in their Advanced start General Business Program. I would like to attend Kaplan, but I heard horror stories of their financial aid and such.
I am deciding between Kaplan and UOP. After doing more research Kaplan is more expensive than UOP, but I will be getting my degree in less time. I guess my main concern is the quality of education that I will be receiving at Kaplan. Many claims say that is a diploma mill. I guess every person is different when it comes to learning.
I never thought about accreditation until after I read your article. This made me realize that I want to attend Kaplan even more. The primary reason why I am writing is because I eventually want to continue to get my MBA. And I was wondering if you knew off-hand any online graduate schools that accept and respect Kaplan University credits? Kindly email me if you have any information.
This is not a bad place to be in. First of all, if you have decided that hospitality management is what you want to do, and you are so far along that you can be considered a junior, I think this is a no-brainer. If Kaplan will accept your credits, I would go for it. Yes, it may be more expensive, but that is something that you need to weigh against taking the whole program over at another school.
It amazes me how many people write to me about Kaplan’s financial aid and problems they have experienced themselves or hear about others who have. I went there for four years and never had a single problem. I just don’t know what to say about that.
If you want to continue on to a MBA program, I can say that Kaplan is a good place to start. Having a degree from there got me into a really good graduate school. I know Norwich University (one of the oldest schools in the country) accepts degrees from Kaplan. I would suspect that any accredited online graduate school will do the same. Kaplan is accredited and you should not have a problem.
Good luck!
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Scott is a strategic consultant in the customer care industry and an avid amateur photographer.
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He has experience in the high-technology industry in management, engineering, and support positions with Time Warner Cable, Dell Computer Corporation, UUNET Technologies, Wayport and others.
Scott started his degree program in 2003, and had no prior college credit before jumping into the distance learning environment. He graduated in October 2007 having attained an A.A.S. in Information Technology and a B.S. in Management from Kaplan University.
In 2009, he graduated with his MBA from Norwich University and is now a student at Gonzaga University.
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