$900 Patten Elmwood Master of Leadership and Management (NA DEAC)

[freeloader]

Something is fishy to me. This company is using a .org and the DEAC company (while having the same address) has a different phone and is listed as elmwood.edu.


Elmwood Institute
Address
2433 Coolidge Avenue

Oakland, CA 94601
United States



Phone
415-376-7166
Email

info@elmwood.edu

Website

https://www.elmwood.edu
Category 
Degree Granting
Founded

1969
Initial Accreditation
January 1998

Next Accreditation Renewal
June 2028
Accreditation Status 
Accredited

The information listed for Elmwood is identical to the current Patten University, save the telephone number and website:

PATTEN UNIVERSITY
ADDRESS
2433 Coolidge Avenue
Oakland, CA 94601
United States
PHONE 626-966-4576
EMAIL info@patten.edu
WEBSITE http://www.patten.edu
CATEGORY Degree Granting
FOUNDED 1969
INITIAL ACCREDITATION January 1998
NEXT ACCREDITATION RENEWAL June 2028
ACCREDITATION STATUS Accredited


Elmwood is not yet a (separately) accredited institution, so it isn’t eligible for a .edu domain. Why does DEAC give them one?  Hard to say, but it seems like it is either 1) and error on DEAC’s part or 2) Elmwood has applied for Elmwood.edu and is on track for that once they are accredited and a gun was jumped by listing it on the DEAC website, either by the school or the accreditor. 

The 626 number listed for Elmwood is the primary telephone number for Patten, per Patten’s website:

https://www.patten.edu/contact-us

[TINASAM]

I changed my mind and started September 1st instead of October. I was a bit afraid that they may change the pricing or something would happen so I'm going to start with the first class in September. They seem very nice and there is great communication so far. They're getting my logins and registration completed. Under two weeks and then we'll see how this program is laid out and done!!

[MrPanda]

They accepted my ACEI evaluation.

[bjcheung77]

I changed my mind and started September 1st instead of October. I was a bit afraid that they may change the pricing or something would happen so I'm going to start with the first class in September. They seem very nice and there is great communication so far. They're getting my logins and registration completed. Under two weeks and then we'll see how this program is laid out and done!!

I'm in WA state and it's in the list below, just wondering which state you're in as you mentioned you were accepted.  This may help others as some member mentioned there may be 3 different pathways to applications, an accepted pile, a rejection pile, and a possible pile...

Elmwood Institute is licensed, authorized, or exempt in the following states:

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington.

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They accepted my ACEI evaluation.

Oh. that's great... ACEI should be part of AICE members, it's the other group of evaluation agencies other than the NACES members. These are the two main groups... https://aice-eval.org/members/

[TINASAM]

Just heard back about if you can accelerate:

"Yes, the courses are self-paced so if you are able to finish the course in less than 16 weeks that is perfectly fine. You would just register for your next course(s) in the next available term. "

[wow]

Just heard back about if you can accelerate:

"Yes, the courses are self-paced so if you are able to finish the course in less than 16 weeks that is perfectly fine. You would just register for your next course(s) in the next available term. "

Woohoo!

[TINASAM]

Just heard back about if you can accelerate:

"Yes, the courses are self-paced so if you are able to finish the course in less than 16 weeks that is perfectly fine. You would just register for your next course(s) in the next available term. "

Woohoo!

Yes this is awesome news!

[cokididwa]

Has anyone requested an evaluation of transfer credits when applying?

(I just finished an edX MicroMasters [University of Canterbury's Organizational Psychology certificate] and am curious if they might consider awarding any credit for similar coursework I recently completed in that program.)

[bjcheung77]

Just heard back about if you can accelerate:

"Yes, the courses are self-paced so if you are able to finish the course in less than 16 weeks that is perfectly fine. You would just register for your next course(s) in the next available term. "

Woohoo!

Yes this is awesome news!

Which state are you in again? Hold your horses! I read that differently, you can finish your classes before the 16 weeks. However, you can register for your classes in the next term. Where's the acceleration? You're still bound to next class next term, it's different than say, add another class to the current 16 weeks in the current term, that's the acceleration I would look for.

[wow]

Just heard back about if you can accelerate:

"Yes, the courses are self-paced so if you are able to finish the course in less than 16 weeks that is perfectly fine. You would just register for your next course(s) in the next available term. "

Woohoo!

Yes this is awesome news!

Which state are you in again?  Hold your horses! I read that differently, you can finish your classes before the 16 weeks.  However, you can register for your classes in the next term.  Where's the acceleration?  You're still bound to next class next term, it's different than say, add another class to the current 16 weeks in the current term, that's the acceleration I would look for.

Hi BJ-- Terms are staggered. Term starts every month.