Online Degree Business Schools
Q: I'm an American living abroad who is considering going back to study to complete my BA (and move onto an MBA) in business management. I would like to hear some recommendations of credible universities that provide online studies. In addition, if anyone also knows of such a university that would provide credits for previous work experience (I have close to 13 years in various admin and management roles in the hi-tech work force).
A: You might try Thomas Edison State College (http://www.tesc.edu), a dirt cheap regionally accredited state-funded school that allows unlimited credit from portfolio evaluation (you can read more about their approach at http://levicoff.tripod.com/tesc.htm). You might also try: City University (http://www.cityu.edu) Excelsior College (http://www.excelsior.edu) University of Maryland - UC (http://www.umuc.edu) There are other options that I'm sure some folks here will suggest, but this ought to be a good starting point. IMO Thomis Edison is at the low end of the credibility scale, although it is RA which should serve most purposes. If you want to crank-it up a bit, I would suggest one of the undergrad business programs through the University of London (London School of Economics programs). Very reasonably priced, difficult, prestigious. I've always been a big fan of the University of London (in fact, I recommended them to someone privately last night), but I was thinking in terms of (a) a degree that could be completed through online study and (b) a degree where her 13 years of work experience could