A question about CS

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<p>I'm on the road a lot. But I want to get my B.S. in Computer Science.</p>

<p>I have found these colleges that have an online BSCS program. But I'm sure which one to do.</p>

<ol>
<li>Regis University ------- $460 a credit hour</li>
<li>Franklin University ------ $354 a credit hour</li>
<li>Mountain State University -----$290 a credit hour</li>
<li>TUI University-----------$298 a credit hour</li>
<li>Mercy College -----------~$668 a credit hour</li>
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<p>BTW, my home state is Kentucky.</p>

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<p>Why not Univ of Illinois at Springfield? ([University</a> of Illinois Springfield - UIS](<a href=“http://www.uis.edu%5DUniversity”>http://www.uis.edu))</p>

<p>Some employers may not even think about the “Springfield” part and just see Univ of Illinois on your resume.</p>

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<p>The Univ of Illinois at Springfield would be good. But they only take 20 students a semester in the online program.</p>

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<p>Well, out of the list you have…</p>

<p>Why pay $668 for Mercy when you can attend Florida State’s online BSCS program for $637?</p>

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<p>Why pay $637 FSU when you can pay $499 for the University of Maryland?<br>
[Computer</a> Science - School of Undergraduate Studies - UMUC](<a href=“http://www.umuc.edu/programs/undergrad/cmsc/]Computer”>http://www.umuc.edu/programs/undergrad/cmsc/)</p>

<p>Personally, if I was looking for an online degree, I would look for a program attached to a flagship state university (like the UMD system or the FSU system, and I’m sure there are others). I would avoid for-profit schools (e.g. TUI) and schools without actual campuses or with satellite only campuses (e.g. Phoenix, which is also For Profit) because of the attached stigma.</p>

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<p>I am so embarrassed. I live in Maryland and forgot about UMUC. I took it for granted. Well, UMUC does so much I.T. online, I forgot they actually have a BSCS online.</p>

<p>But…yes, what GP said…use the bigger schools (or campuses of those schools).</p>

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<p>I think University of Maryland would be great. The online college that I was looking hard at was Regis. This is because the college does work with the NSA/DOD.</p>

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<p>All of the versions of Univ of Maryland (UMUC, UMCP and UMBC) are HEAVILY represented at NSA/DOD. I cannot really tell you how I know (hehehehe).</p>