Just got off the phone from Colorado Tech and they will accept all of my 60 credits from Axia to go into their BSBM program if I decide to go that route. I will be finishing up my associates degree at Axia Oct 4th. I initially was going to say at UOP and enroll in the business and sustainable management program but am having serious second thoughts. The program at CTU costs $30,000 and is 15 months long with 2 classes or 30 months long with taking 1 class. I do not know that much about CTU but I have heard it is a good school. I know before I talked with Steve and Cajun and I thought I had made up my mind on staying with UOP and getting the specialized degree but now I am not so sure. What do you all know about CTU?

Hi Steven,

What happened?  I thought that the sustainable management thingy was a deal breaker.  Does CTU offer that?

Anyhow, in answer to your question, I think CTU is a very, very good business school.  My brother graudated from CTU in 2007 and I borrowed some of his materials afterwards to catch up on project management myself.  I was personally very impressed by the quality of their texts and guides.  That being said $30,000 for 2 years of school is a staggering price tag. 

Well, if you've decided that Sustainability Management isn't as important after all, and a normal Bachelor's in Management or Business Administration would be fine, then you may want to look at some bargains from the Midwest:

• Nebraska's Peru State College
  
• Missouri's Columbia College
• Kansas's Fort Hays State University

Any of those would be as well regarded as Phoenix or Colorado Tech and the price tag would be a heck of a lot less.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

I am still undecided and am really having a hard time trying to figure this out. At first I was set at what I wanted to do, but  I just do not know if the specialized degree is worth the hefty price tag. If I decide not to get the specialized degree I will probably transfer just because of cost. I am definately going to look at some 'bargains from the midwest" and see if my company will pay for tuition reimbursement with these other schools. Do they have good accredidation? What is a good price for a school, and what is too much? Once again thank you for the feedback!!!!!!! Some of the decisions that I make will partly be based on what I am learning from you all. You have a lot more experience at this than I do and am listening to everything both of you have to say.

SteveFoerster:

Well, if you've decided that Sustainability Management isn't as important after all, and a normal Bachelor's in Management or Business Administration would be fine, then you may want to look at some bargains from the Midwest:

• Nebraska's Peru State College
  
• Missouri's Columbia College
• Kansas's Fort Hays State University

Any of those would be as well regarded as Phoenix or Colorado Tech and the price tag would be a heck of a lot less.

-=Steve=-

I have requested info from the three that you have here. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have also requested info from Bellevue, Charter Oaks, and American Public University. From the info that I have gotten from all of you these are all good schools.

Steven:

I have also requested info from Bellevue, Charter Oaks, and American Public University. From the info that I have gotten from all of you these are all good schools.

I agree they're all good, although I got my Bachelor's from Charter Oak State College and am on the Alumni Association Board, so I'm pretty biased on that one!

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

Yeah...I think you need to shop around, too.  I actually spoke to CTU about their marketing program a few years ago, but decided they were just way too expensive.  There are many cheaper, and in my opinion, better programs out there.  You may also want to look into Excelsior College, which operates much like Charter Oak.  I would recommend Thomas Edison State College, but my father-in-law's wife is studying there and has nothing but complaints about them. 

Western Governors University often gets overlooked as a viable option.  It is also regionally accredited and self-paced, and they do have business programs.  Their tuition is very affordable.

 

Right-O, since you are going to major in business, look at it as a benefit - (cost + risk) = return on investment type of scenario.  If you can lower either cost or risk the higher your ROI.  If you can increase your benefit and lower the cost and/or risk, even better.  That's your first homework assignment.  People have had very, very successful careers by just understanding that deceptively simple looking equation. 

WOW, just got off the phone with Peru State and the lady was not helpful at all. She pretty much told me that all of the information was on the WEB site, to fill out the app and send them my transcripts and that was it. When I started to ask her specific questions she once again reminded me that all of the information I needed was on the site, not a good start for me and Peru State. They did say however  they would accept my credits from UOP, but I was afraid to ask her any question after that. She then said if I have any more questions to call her, why, so she can refer me back to the WEB site? Every time I asked her anything she said "well it depends" and would not give me one straight answer .  I then contacted Fort Hays and she told me that they probably would not accept that many credits from UOP and that was it-PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!! I did not even get to ask her any questions. Even though there WEB site clearly states that they WILL accept credits from other accredited schools. Maybe I shouldn't have called on a Monday SHEESH!!!!!!!! OK back to the drawing board. Peru state and Fort Hays are out!!!!!!! I was expecting to try and get a little more information from both, but I guess not. I am at a loss and not quite sure what to do at this point.

Steven, don't feel bad, I went through the same kind of run around with Southwestern College, but I went ahead and applied and wouldn't you know it, they accepted all of my credits after all.  You generally will not get an evaluation from any authority without applying to the school first.  Applying does not mean you have to attend, only that you would like the school to give you an official evaluation.

That aside if you're unhappy with the level of service they gave you, call them and tell them, or at least send them an email.  Anyhow, you've still got APU.

I agree with Cajun that you may not want to cross them off your list entirely because of one phone call -- regarding the person at Fort Hays, if she wasn't an academic advisor, as in someone who actually evaluates transcripts, then I wouldn't be quick to assume she's right about the transfer credit you'd likely get.  But at the same time I often tell people not to ignore a bad gut feeling about a school.  If you really think they're not right for you, well, you're right to be wary.

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

 I still requested information from them. I am still trying to figure out how the whole process works, and did not realize that you actually have to sometimes apply to get the whole process moving forward as far as information goes. I am just now figuring out that "applying" does not mean "committing".  What I like about APU is they look at your transcripts ahead of time and can give you a pretty good idea about what they will accept and what they will not. This is quite a process looking at all of these different schools and trying to get correct accurate information from them. I have been spending more time researching schools and looking at WEB sites than pretty much anything else right now, it can be exhausting.

Steven:

 I still requested information from them. I am still trying to figure out how the whole process works, and did not realize that you actually have to sometimes apply to get the whole process moving forward as far as information goes. I am just now figuring out that "applying" does not mean "committing".  What I like about APU is they look at your transcripts ahead of time and can give you a pretty good idea about what they will accept and what they will not. This is quite a process looking at all of these different schools and trying to get correct accurate information from them. I have been spending more time researching schools and looking at WEB sites than pretty much anything else right now, it can be exhausting.

 

Looking for the right school can quickly turn into a second job.  I know exactly how you feel.  I used to have piles of catalogs around my house for up to a year before I pulled the trigger on a school.

Steven:

 I still requested information from them. I am still trying to figure out how the whole process works, and did not realize that you actually have to sometimes apply to get the whole process moving forward as far as information goes. I am just now figuring out that "applying" does not mean "committing".

Exactly.  And in their defense, it takes people's time to do a proper credit transfer evaluation, so it's no tunreasonable they want you to show seriousness before they'll do one.

What I like about APU is they look at your transcripts ahead of time and can give you a pretty good idea about what they will accept and what they will not. This is quite a process looking at all of these different schools and trying to get correct accurate information from them. I have been spending more time researching schools and looking at WEB sites than pretty much anything else right now, it can be exhausting.

Yes, although considering how large an investment this is, it's worth doing your research before you make a decision!

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress