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Summary: Recognized accreditation is important!
Review: ....and unfortunately the author fails to recognize that. When I saw that Kennedy-Western University was included in this book, I knew there was trouble. KWU is an unaccredited school that has maintained campuses (Mail Boxes, Etc. locations, actually) in Hawaii, Idaho, and now Wyoming. Although the school is actually RUN from California, it is not allowed to enroll students living in California.Red Alert, folks! If this is indicative of the research that went into the rest of the book, I'm frightened. There are a number of other guides available (Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally, Campus Free College Degrees, and Peterson's Guide To Distance Learning) that do their homework and offer many convenient, legitimately accredited options for the nontraditional and distance learner.
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Summary: Recognized accreditation is important!
Review: ....and unfortunately the author fails to recognize that. When I saw that Kennedy-Western University was included in this book, I knew there was trouble. KWU is an unaccredited school that has maintained campuses (Mail Boxes, Etc. locations, actually) in Hawaii, Idaho, and now Wyoming. Although the school is actually RUN from California, it is not allowed to enroll students living in California. Red Alert, folks! If this is indicative of the research that went into the rest of the book, I'm frightened. There are a number of other guides available (Bears' Guide to Earning Degrees Nontraditionally, Campus Free College Degrees, and Peterson's Guide To Distance Learning) that do their homework and offer many convenient, legitimately accredited options for the nontraditional and distance learner.
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Summary: Excellent resource for Online Education
Review: I found this book to be an excellent resource for Online Education. I could easily find the degree I am looking for and the actual cost of such a program. I definitely recommend this book to adults who want to pursue college education from their homes.
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Summary: Out of date - too few schools!
Review: There are a number of great books on this subject. This is NOT one of them. It includes schools that are unaccredited. There are over 350 fully accredited schools offering full degrees via distance learning. Go to collegeathome.com, Petersons.com or degree.net for complete info on all of these schools. I found all of these books superior by far to this volume. This book is far below the standard set by the other top books in the field.
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Summary: Out of date - too few schools!
Review: This is one of three books I purchased to help me find and choose a 3rd graduate degree. The most helpful was "The Best Distance Learning Graduate Schools" by Vicky Phillips and Cindy Yager, c. 1998. This book, "How to get a college degree" was less focused on graduate programs, but still provided me specific information about some of the same programs mentioned in the previous book. I have in fact gone to the campus of Boise State University and inquired further and found a wonderful program, yet with parameters that I do not fit my needs and situation. I have been able to prioritize my criteria and focus on the programs that fit my objective as a result of these two books. The third book, Bear's "College Degrees by Mail & Modem" was not helpful. The data was too superficial, although the format allowed for more specific information, I got the impression that the authors were more interested in getting a title to market than taking the necessary time to gather more exact data required by the reader.
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