Which on-line "accredited" university is the most Military friendly?

CMSgt James Nolan — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:37:49 -0400

I have far exceeded the hourly requirement for a Bachelor's Degree, and already hold 3 Associate's through CCAF. I am looking for on-line universities that you have attended that were:
1-Good on accepting transfer credit/experience
2-Not big on lots of "community" projects (working on things with other students).
3-Good on being flexible with their "adult" students.

I am in the market and value the opinions

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 24 at 2014 6:43 PM

CW5 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:43:53 -0400

Don't know if it's the most military friendly, but I know a lot of friends who have gone with Excelsior College for a degree. I think it is pretty military friendly.

Check them out at their web site:

http://www.excelsior.edu/

Excelsior College | Excelsior College

Excelsior College, an online college with degree programs, courses and exams in Business, Technology, Nursing, Liberal Arts, Health Sciences and Public Service.

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Sep 24 at 2014 11:05 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:05:31 -0400

Charter Oak State College. They were founded just for that purpose and accept ALL AF credits, most CLEPs, DSSTs, and are extremely flexible class wise and are under the TA cap.

I did my BS with them and am on the Advisory Board so if you want more specifics, hit me up via email

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 24 at 2014 11:08 PM

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:08:05 -0400

I went to Northcentral University. It was the only 100% online fully accredited school for psychology. They have other programs too CMSgt James Nolan and their military liason is a retired Army CSM. They are exceptional with the military, allowing me long periods of absence between surgeries (sometimes in the middle of a class--if the Army sprang one on me). They never charge a penny over the max allowed by TA. I hope you like writing though!

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2014 9:44 AM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:44:33 -0400

I have review this quite extensively, my favorites are:
-UIW: at TA Cap, Free books, great on transfer hours
-Liberty: at TA Cap, Free books for undergrad, MANY degrees, great on transfer
-U of Mary: at TA Cap, very transparent processes
-Florida Tech: their Wisdom Warrior program drops tuition to TA Cap, great reputation, military partnerships (with campuses on some posts as well), and some great programs
-Penn State: grant to reduce tuition to almost as low as the TA Cap for undergraduates, phenomenal repuation, many programs.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 4 at 2014 7:19 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 07:19:34 -0400

I have used Ashford University to complete my Bachelors and about halfway through my MBA. Their Bachelors classes are 5 Weeks, Masters are 6. Almost all books are online and all but two were covered in their military grant. Classes for the Bachelors stay along the TA Cap, unfortunately, this is not the case with the Masters. There was no requirement for group work other than discussions each week. Typical class is 2 discussions per week that are due on Thursdays, two (Total of 4) replies by Sundays and all quizzes or papers (Typically one or the other for a week) are due by Monday midnight, your local time. They gave me 40 or 50 S.H.s when I started with them and that was based on nothing but military education and one Microsoft class. If you haven't already found something thing check them out.

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Oct 4 at 2014 9:24 AM

MSG Brad Sand — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 09:24:23 -0400

I really loved the way AMU took care of me and all the other soldiers taking classes there. They have steel on target for all your points of interest...or at least they did for me. All on-line, set up by veterans to help soldiers.

Response by SGT Suraj Dave made Oct 15 at 2014 5:39 PM

SGT Suraj Dave — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:39:02 -0400

If you just need Points (Not in the Airforce, but I would assume like the Army, points dont matter after E6) you could try NCI, paid them money and they gave me credits.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 26 at 2014 9:55 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 21:55:47 -0400

I used Excelsior both for my bachelor's and now my master's program. The great thing about their master's program is it only costs 275 per credit hour, so per semester out of pocket to you is only books and $75. Very affordable

Response by SFC A.M. Drake made Oct 26 at 2014 11:14 PM

SFC A.M. Drake — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 23:14:05 -0400

1SG,

Your best bet is to look at what the Department of Education says about a particular school. I went to Post University and they paid for my books and all 8-week courses, military friendly.

http://www.post.edu

Make sure the school is Regionally accredited by one of the 6 regionally accreditation agencies in the US, just because a school is cheap does not mean the education will be accepted anywhere, Also another misnomer, just because the VA says it ok, does not mean that it is ok as well, as once I was going to a school called Masters Institute of Technology in CA, that the owners went belly up and skipped the country, however because I had a student loan out. The Dept of Education forgave me of the debt due to school closing down, even though I checked with the VA first and they said that it was an ok school they have been around for 30 years at that time. Now you may have some folks that says it does not matter what school you attend, dont believe it, IT DOES MATTER. Trust me I have been in healthcare recruiting for over 13 years and I have seen it all. Good luck in your search.

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Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 27 at 2014 2:23 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 02:23:29 -0400

I go to Grand Canyon University and I believe they are the most military friendly they offered me 60 credited hours for business mangement.

Response by CPL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 11 at 2014 1:54 AM

CPL Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:54:59 -0500

Definitely not UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Response by SGT Edward Thomas made Dec 15 at 2014 11:54 PM

SGT Edward Thomas — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 23:54:28 -0500

Columbia Southern University.

Response by TSgt Kristin Parsons made Dec 16 at 2014 12:14 AM

TSgt Kristin Parsons — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:14:53 -0500

I would highly recommend National University! They assigned me to a military advisor that worked with me throughout my college education including helping me register for classes. She walked me through everything step by step. All of my credits from military and a community college transferred over. They had alternate assignments if I couldn't make the class chats or they were recorded so I could listen to them later. If anybody wants more information, let me know. Oh and they didn't require or encourage community activities either.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 16 at 2014 12:26 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:26:09 -0500

I am a fan of Western Kentucky University, The school can be 100% online, the loan books to troops at no cost but return shipping. They offer a fixed rate tuition for Bach and Masters degrees that do not exceed 250$ per credit hour. The school has been there for me and have been over back words to get me in to the degree program the fits me best. I can take normal classes at 18 weeks , 9 weeks or the offer go at your own pace classes and they give you 1 ful calender year for each go at your own pace class.

Response by SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 21 at 2015 2:29 AM

SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 02:29:36 -0500

Considering cost and flexibility, I'd recommend Liberty University Online (LUO)...even rhough work is intense, but I consider it qualitative education.

Response by CMSgt James Nolan made Nov 21 at 2015 6:07 PM

CMSgt James Nolan — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:07:12 -0500

SO.....a year later, settled on Columbia Southern University. It is "brick and mortar" and on-line, out of Orange Beach, AL. So far, so good, just taking the classes. Taking Criminal Justice, and so far all the Professors have been cops, and helpful.
If anyone were looking for a recommendation, CSU is working for me.