Well if you have I need to ask you a few questions. My priorities have changed since my son was born four months ago. I was going to go to campus here in Utah. But now doing it fully online.
My questions:
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<li>What school do you recommend for a Computer Science bachelor degree? </li>
<li>What was the hardest aspect of doing it online? </li>
<li>Did you have a hard time obtaining a job after you graduated? </li>
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I’m not working a computer based job right now. I wish I really was. I don’t know anyone that can hook me up with a job and I don’t have the experience. Just a parts driver for a company right now.
I hope someone here can help out with some advice. Thanks.
I would suggest you to go for some university like National University. The reason being, their each subject is 4 week long, so in a trimester, you are done with 3 courses actually and you can still focus one subject at one time. If not, then try for some practical degree, where you can learn Programming, programming and programming, nothing else. Programming in any language, databases or whatever.
Hardest aspect will be the projects, since in a uni environment you can always get help or discuss design, in online it’ll be a little tricky
I don’t even have a US degree, not even residency status in US, but still i experienced 7 jobs in US in last 8 years. So don’t think, just get a degree
I just received a BS in Information Technology from Colorado State U-Global.
I am employed f/t and I am also a single father.
The toughest aspect is the time necessary to complete essays- you take 2 classes per term and tend to write one three page essay per week for each class.
The program has been great, as has the administration and professors. I fully recommend CSU-Global.
I’ve used this degree to get admitted to Arizona St U’s national ranked MS Information Mgmnt program
Keep in mind that Information Technology is completely different from Computer Science. There are a lot more online IT degree programs out there than CS.
When I was looking up online CS degrees, Dakota State University seemed to have the best balance of legitimacy and cost. But this opinion is based on very limited information, and I have not attended an online degree program.
This post is actually still usable because the questions are still very relevant to online education, and probably will remain relevant always. First question is also my question since I am considering continuing onto BS or MS in CS after I finish my AAS in CIT with Programming Software emphasis. I want to attend an online school that has a good reputation with employers. So far, I am only doing online classes with my local CSN community college since I participated in the VRAP program. I may look into that National University or Boston. Second question is one I can answer after completing 7 online classes and receiving all A’s for all my efforts. I actually worked 24 7 on all those classes since I have no life, LOL. The main difference between online and classroom is you are actually on your own in trying to learn. Teachers are only there to grade your effort. Of course, you can ask questions about the subject, but if you are that kind of student, you should attend classroom, instead. Third question is one I cannot answer because I was hired by my professor as CSN CIT/IS/CS/M tutor. But I think getting certifications like MCSA, Java, etc, and passing whatever IT/CS tests employers have will help a lot.
