Nothing should be insinuated from this. Many traditional universities offer 100% online degrees and have been doing so for a long time including several in New Jersey. I don't think Rutgers cares about competing with Thomas Edison State College. They have two very different target markets. Those who will choose to attend Rutgers will mostly be concerned about school prestige. Those who will choose to attend TESC will mostly be concerned about a flexible credit transfer policy, getting college credit for certifications and the like, cost, and speed. If anything, Rutgers and TESC have more of a partnership collaborating on degree programs.
Offering 100% online degrees does not mean that a college is trying to be like the Big 3. The Big 3 are special in that they, technically, do not have a residency requirement (allow up to 120 transfer credits) and don't cap credits from nontraditional sources (CLEP, ACE, NCCRS, DSST, etc.). The Big 3 were founded in the 1970s. I don't think there has been a college since that has attempted their model, but thousands of colleges have started offering 100% online degrees in the past 10 years mostly in response to the growth of for-profit colleges and the growing number of working adults who want to attend college.
Offering 100% online degrees does not mean that a college is trying to be like the Big 3. The Big 3 are special in that they, technically, do not have a residency requirement (allow up to 120 transfer credits) and don't cap credits from nontraditional sources (CLEP, ACE, NCCRS, DSST, etc.). The Big 3 were founded in the 1970s. I don't think there has been a college since that has attempted their model, but thousands of colleges have started offering 100% online degrees in the past 10 years mostly in response to the growth of for-profit colleges and the growing number of working adults who want to attend college.
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MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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