<p>This is my first time posting here so hi, how are you guys doing? My name is Bill and im currently 20 years old. Finished High school 2 years ago, and took a year off to work. I'm really interested in accounting.. and i'd prefer taking ONLINE courses rather than be in an actual college. I know everyone would say to go to a real college but no matter how hard I try I just can't do it. I have a really hard time speaking in front of a crowd, and everytime we present or speak in front of a class.. I find myself cutting that class. I've looked into University of Phoenix for about 2 days, and just today I find a website with about 25 pages saying how UoP is a rip-off, you won't learn anything, and you'd have a tough time finding a job. So are you guys can see, i'm really confused. </p>
<p>Are there any good online colleges that are actually respectable? </p>
<p>I have 0 college credits right now, are there any online classes where I can get some college credits? Like some math or science?</p>
<p>Is finding a job really THAT hard if you graduate from an online school?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>It is possible to get some college courses (even your BS in Accounting) online through some decent programs. State online consortiums (Global Illinois, Penn State Online), some publics (UMass, Missouri State), reputable adult education colleges (UMUC, Governors State) and community colleges offer many classes online.
The biggest things you'll be missing is networking with fellow students, career fairs and access to professors. Those three things are huge in business.</p>
<p>For accounting you'll find the classes helpful. The home work is time consuming enough to be your own professor. Accounting 101 and 102 throw even the brightest and organized students off. The good thing is that a college in your area likely offers night classes for its business students.</p>
<p>Since you're returning to school, I would recommend taking 1-2 night classes to see how things go. Once you're comfortable mixing work and school, start mixing in online classes. After completeing your lower level credits, look to apply to a reputable school to complete your bachelors.</p>
<p>I've been hearing alot about Phoenix University and i'm currently looking at Kaplan University.. can anyone give me info about these two schools? Are they any good?</p>
<p>Kaplan and UOP are NOT reputable universities. What state are you in? Try petersons.com and search for online programs. I know Golden Gate University, University of Houston at Victoria, Liberty University, and Post University are all accredited universities. I know for a fact the Big 4 recruit at GGU, but I don't know if you're in California or not.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I'm actually from Chicago,Illinois.</p>
<p>If you're set on online courses rather than night and weekend classes, look at the Illinois' community colleges online consortium <a href="http://www.ilcco.net%5B/url%5D">http://www.ilcco.net</a>
They're the best way to earn your general education credits - cheap, diverse, available. And most importantly: they're easily transferrable to the reputable 4-year institutions that offer online programs like UMUC and the ones veryspoiled mentioned. As well as UPhoenix and Strayer if you go down that route.
You might also want to keep an eye out for Global Illinois, the consortium of Illinois public universities. Recently they started offering a BS in Business Administration online. Perhaps in a few years when you've completed the general education requirements, they might have added a accounting concentration.</p>