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Online MBA - ACE American College of Education - any experiences? - effexbiz - 03-12-2025
Hi all,
I was thinking of starting an online MBA last year, and I'm continuing research now. I work 2 jobs that I love but are time costly lol so online (asynchronous classes in particular as my "off" hours are sometimes odd) is a must for me. Money is another huge factor. My dream would be to keep it under $15k as I'll be going out of pocket.
I'm familiar with WGU and LSUS; those are two I'm keen on. Someone just sent me a message that the American College of Education has an MBA for just over $8k USD. Anyone have experiences with this school? I saw some reddit posts that said ACE can be geared toward teachers; I'm not a teacher but I work in a somewhat similar realm with kids books.
https://ace.edu/degree-programs/masters-degrees/masters-business/masters-of-business-administration/
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RE: Online MBA - ACE American College of Education - any experiences? - Duneranger - 03-12-2025
MBAs are a dime a dozen. Personally if I’m spending ANY money I would choose to attend one with at least a tiny bit of a reputation.
ACE is not one of those.
RE: Online MBA - ACE American College of Education - any experiences? - Vle045 - 03-12-2025
ACE is a solid choice. I tried taking a course there a while back but withdrew. The pace just wasn't a good fit for me. The first week, they had a 4-page paper due in addition to the typical DQ post. I am used to a more laid-back pace where Week 1 is just settling in; you have a DQ about what you hope to learn, whether the course could apply to your workplace, and stuff like that. The course videos were just a guy talking in a monotone voice. No visuals or anything like that. Just his face talking in a monotone voice. I tried several times to get into the material but couldn't. I withdrew immediately. That could have just been a fluke of a class so I wouldn't judge the whole school on that. I would still recommend giving them a try. You can enroll as a Student-At-Large and just cherry-pick courses. That is what I did.
I am looking at Columbia Southern for my next degree. The tuition can be discounted 10-15% if your workplace is a "Learning Partner". They also have a lot of scholarships you can apply for. I think it can come in right around 11-12k. https://www.columbiasouthern.edu/online-degree/view-all-programs/masters/mba/
A couple other reasonably priced ones I have considered are:
Eastern University - https://www.eastern.edu/academics/graduate-programs/mba-management
Hellenic American University - https://mba.hauniv.edu/academics/mba-program/. *Ignore the note about 2021. The $3,000 deal seems to still be going.
Amberton - https://amberton.edu/degree-programs/master-of-business-administration-general-business/
I am doing mine through Strayer University's Jack Welch Management Institute, but I get a deep discount. I love the program. Even though there are times I question a few things. The pace is just right for me. And right now my Operations course is directly applicable to my work. My class project is literally improving a process at work which the Directors have been loving. But without any discount, the sticker price of the program is around $40k