Nichols College BS in Business Administration

[ss20ts]

So it's 42 weeks over a full year - there's a week off in between most sessions, with an additional week for a few sessions (2 weeks of for Christmas, a week of for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off for spring break, etc.).  Makes sense.  I feel like it's a very fair pricing, and gives most people the time off they would want if going year-round.

You end up paying $142/week, and $6,000 for a full year.  If you went a full year at UMPI, you'd end up paying $8,400.  It really depends on how many credits you're bringing in, though, and I have a feeling most people going to UMPI don't need to pay for a full year with all of the ACE credit they can bring in.

They're probably on a similar schedule as UMPI. The YourPace schedule is dictated by the on campus schedule. Here's how UMPI breaks down. 

Fall 1 begins the week of August when on campus beings. This year was Monday August 30. Ends Friday October 22.
Fall 2 begins Monday October 25. Ends Friday December 17th. This is the week of finals on campus. 
Spring 1 begins Tuesday January 18 which is when on campus begins. Ends Friday March 11.
Spring 1 begins Monday March 14. Ends Friday May 6. Commencement is Saturday May 7. There is no Spring Break for YourPace. We end the same week as finals week on campus.
Summer 1 begins Monday May 9 and ends Friday July 1.
Summer 2 begins Tuesday July 5 due to the 4th of July and ends Friday August 26. 


There are no breaks between the semester sessions as we keep the same schedule as on campus students. I'm guessing Nichols will be very similar as they, too, are a campus based college. 

If anyone on here spent a year at UMPI then they did not listen to anyone on here and prepare themselves. It sounds like Nichols you're charged $6K no matter how long it takes you. So even if you don't need the full 6 terms then you're stuck paying for them.

[dfrecore]

So it's 42 weeks over a full year - there's a week off in between most sessions, with an additional week for a few sessions (2 weeks of for Christmas, a week of for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off for spring break, etc.).  Makes sense.  I feel like it's a very fair pricing, and gives most people the time off they would want if going year-round.

You end up paying $142/week, and $6,000 for a full year.  If you went a full year at UMPI, you'd end up paying $8,400.  It really depends on how many credits you're bringing in, though, and I have a feeling most people going to UMPI don't need to pay for a full year with all of the ACE credit they can bring in.

If anyone on here spent a year at UMPI then they did not listen to anyone on here and prepare themselves. It sounds like Nichols you're charged $6K no matter how long it takes you. So even if you don't need the full 6 terms then you're stuck paying for them.

Since Nichols doesn't allow for as much ACE credit, you're going to either need to bring in more credits from elsewhere or take more credits there.

Which is why I think for people on this forum, I'll still be recommending UMPI over Nichols.  It's just not going to be cost-effective and/or time-effective to pay for a full year at Nichols when you can go much more quickly through UMPI and ultimately pay less (you'll pay more per week, but less overall).

[bcdaron]

@karehiro

Could you let me know where you found that this college is seeking AACSB?

[bjcheung77]

@karehiro

Could you let me know where you found that this college is seeking AACSB?

I wonder as well, basically, they're IACBE right now (which is a small notch above having just RA)
Link: https://www.nichols.edu/about/history-an...editation/

[bcdaron]

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So it's 42 weeks over a full year - there's a week off in between most sessions, with an additional week for a few sessions (2 weeks of for Christmas, a week of for Thanksgiving, 2 weeks off for spring break, etc.).  Makes sense.  I feel like it's a very fair pricing, and gives most people the time off they would want if going year-round.

You end up paying $142/week, and $6,000 for a full year.  If you went a full year at UMPI, you'd end up paying $8,400.  It really depends on how many credits you're bringing in, though, and I have a feeling most people going to UMPI don't need to pay for a full year with all of the ACE credit they can bring in.

If anyone on here spent a year at UMPI then they did not listen to anyone on here and prepare themselves. It sounds like Nichols you're charged $6K no matter how long it takes you. So even if you don't need the full 6 terms then you're stuck paying for them.

Since Nichols doesn't allow for as much ACE credit, you're going to either need to bring in more credits from elsewhere or take more credits there.

Which is why I think for people on this forum, I'll still be recommending UMPI over Nichols.  It's just not going to be cost-effective and/or time-effective to pay for a full year at Nichols when you can go much more quickly through UMPI and ultimately pay less (you'll pay more per week, but less overall).





They offer the ability to be a non-matriculated student for a separate fee. You might be able to get your classes finished for less than the $6k.

[i]Is it possible to enroll in courses as a non-matriculated student? (not formally accepted into the CBE degree program yet) Yes. There will be a different tuition rate for non-matriculated students. Please contact Amanda White for more information.

[bjcheung77]

OK, just wondering - Did you contact the university for more information on that tuition rate for non-matriculated students? I think the fee would be just slightly different, but you still need to pay for the entire year. So, technically, it would be roughly 3K/6 months... If someone can accelerate using their learning system, I see potential there. And if someone can finish in a year for 6K, that's already a pretty good deal...

[bcdaron]

I have not reached out to the university directly. I am going to check tomorrow and I'll post what I find out.

[bcdaron]

OK, just wondering - Did you contact the university for more information on that tuition rate for non-matriculated students?  I think the fee would be just slightly different, but you still need to pay for the entire year.  So, technically, it would be roughly 3K/6 months... If someone can accelerate using their learning system, I see potential there.  And if someone can finish in a year for 6K, that's already a pretty good deal...

I just was contacted back from Nichols College and they stated that they are ending their CBE program. The rep stated the program has not been successful.

[ss20ts]

I just was contacted back from Nichols College and they stated that they are ending their CBE program. The rep stated the program has not been successful.

That's unfortunate.

[Courcelles]

Not really surprising this didn’t take off. Both UMPI and WGU offered the same degree, and both had more friendly policies towards the learner. (Both take more than 30 ACE credits, UMPI only makes you pay for the time you actually use, WGU has every course you need, no partnerships with some mystery school in a different region as Nichols did if you needed Gen Eds)

And that FAQ says they didn’t allow adding a course after the fourth week of a term? Yikes, that would generate a lot of downtime.