College online, 4 yr degree / joining the service after??

Hi there,





Which is the best college online?


Why would you recommend it?


Did you personally go through this college?





I have been calling around and researching online colleges. My goal is to get my four yr degree. Many colleges have told me that I can earn it in a two yr period. Is this true?





My goal is to take this degree and then to join the service as an Officer.





With this goal in mind. Which questions should I be asking these potential colleges?


Also, is there any particular online college that you would reccommend to me?





Is there anything in particular that I need to know?





Any advice is very welcome.


Thank you.

College online, 4 yr degree / joining the service after??
Advice... from an old geezer...





I enlisted with a BA in Math. I got it in three years from a state university... so it can be done. I went to classes during the summer too. I graduated from high school before my 17th birthday and wanted a degree by the time I reached 20. I chose to enlist rather than go officer because I didn't know if I wanted to make the commitment.





I've looked at some online schools. Humble opinion, I'm amazed that some of them are allowed to keep their accreditation.





If they say you can get a 4-year degree in 2 years, they don't have a very good curriculum. It shouldn't make any difference whether it's a classroom situation or online, you should expect 1 hour to an hour and a half of class a week for each unit and a minimum of one hour of homework for every hour of class... in addition to research and reports. I was carrying an average of 15 units a quarter during the year and 10 over the summer. I managed a part-time job and lettered in swimming the last year and a half. By the time I got into the service, boot camp was a vacation.





I know a young lady who's in an ROTC program in aeronautical engineering. She's going to have her degree by the time she turns 20 too. Then she's going for jets.





Be VERY careful with so-called "on line" schools. I don't see how a professor can really get a good understanding of what you know without class participation. I remember having to do proofs on the board. How can one possibly get that class interaction online? Personally, I don't trust UPhoenix any farther than I can throw their campus. It's too much hype. Also, they give credit for work experience. That's a mark of a diploma mill.





When selecting a school, remember that this may not be the last degree you'll ever pursue. I graduated from Stanislaus State College. Now it's California State University, Stanislaus. Every unit I earned there is 100% transferable to any other accredited college or university. As a matter of fact, when I got out of the service I went back on the GI bill and got my Masters. A couple of years later I transferred my credits to University of California, Davis and got my Doctorate.





If you're truly interested in the military, I'd go along with one of the previous posters... look into ROTC. You can have the military put you through school. You won't have to worry about tuition. You won't have to worry about officer programs on graduation... you'll already be in. Not having been through ROTC I'm pretty ignorant of it. But I've talked to folks who've been there and they liked it.





The Navy Web site http://www.navy.mil has a list of the schools with NROTC programs. I'd guess the other service sites have their respective lists too.
Reply:The most popular online college is probably the University of Phoenix. It is possible to get a 4 year degree in only 2 years, but it is not easy. You will really have to buckle down.





Even with a degree, you will still have to be accepted into OCS (Officer Candidate School). This means that you would have to join as an enlisted man first. Talk to your recruiter. I know there are some programs out there such as the Army's Green to Gold program that you may not be aware of. Short of that you would have to physically go to a 4 year college and make it through the ROTC program.
Reply:Just Don't go to University of Phoenix, it is a not a reputable school. They are are a publicly traded company that makes pure profit, they are not a non-profit educational institution. There are plenty of schools that are reputable and are expanding into online.
Reply:Have you considered going to a regular 4 year school and joining ROTC?
Reply:You probably have better luck with this in the higher education section.





Anyways what are you wanting to get a degree in? Make sure you school is accredited and not a degree mill.


University of Phoenix is pretty decent in my opinion.

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