Need Help finding cheap transferable collegecredit(Straighterline, Propero, Coursera

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There are certain tendencies in how higher education is perceived in the United States. For-profit schools which includes Grantham, University of Phoenix, DeVry, and ITT, are generally looked down upon. For-profit schools tend to be more expensive without offering any added value for the added cost. They also tend to have weaker (i.e., national) accreditation.

Online only schools are not as favorably regarded as schools with a physical presence where students attend class in person. Here in these forums we like online education but we are biased in favor of online education.

If you want to maximize acceptance and recognition of your degree, get it from a public (not for-profit, not private) university with buildings, sports teams, and dormitories. We call those brick and mortar universities. Many brick and mortar universities offer online education

Public universities usually have two or three different tuition levels. The lowest price is called in-state tuition. It is reserved for people who have lived in the state for a period of time prior to enrollment. More expensive is out-of-state tuition for people not from the state where the university is located. The idea is that they haven't paid taxes to the state, so they have to pay more tuition. The sometimes even more expensive third tuition tier is for foreign nationals. The idea is that foreign students haven't paid any taxes in the United States at all and shouldn't get an education subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. Sometimes in the interest of diversity foreigners do not have to pay extra.

Online education from a brick and mortar public university can be quite affordable. Some schools offer in-state tuition to all students who are exclusively online. Search for schools like that. If your degree is from a school such as The University of (insert the name of any of the 50 states here) or (insert the name of any of the 50 states here) University, your degree will have widespread name recognition.

Private, non-profit schools tend to be more selective and more expensive. Name recognition for top private schools is excellent. Since you mentioned cost, this discussion was oriented to public universities.

A good public university is going to be as selective as the private universities of similar status. The public schools that offer a discount to online students tend to be bottom tier, which often means less name recognition. But, I don't think the OP is all too concerned about that given the already limited online options. Out-of-state tuition is almost as expensive as private school tuition. Discounts for being an international student are going to be extremely rare for online students. When searching for online programs, one will come across many schools that don't fit the norm. Columbia College, for example, is one of the cheaper options for online students who don't have a cheap in-state college to attend. Some majors are not easy to find online, so one should not completely eliminate private schools on the assumption that they will be worse options than public schools. They might be some of the only online options.

I was just going to say I found two schools that have the same degree I pursue at grantham and they have regional accreditation: Devry and Old Dominum ... Now I read that they are looked down on omg
I can't find a 100% online computer engineering degree though... Not even a nationally accredited one. So sad. I love the courses in computer engineering.
Would you say devry or old Dominum are any better than grantham since they are regionally accredited?
I would love to take online computer engineering from a "mortar brick" university but it seems like it doesn't exist.

Hmmm... I really have some thinking to do.
I'm constantly applying for jobs at employers that sponsor h1b.
In case I do not get a job offer right after the military, I'm thinking to do either a master's program after the military in the usa or an internship. (I don't think I have the money for a real on campus masters degree though) obviously, an on campus master's in CE would make it more likely for me to find a job after graduation but the problem is money and a job is not a sure thing when you are an international student (would need to do OPT and find somebody that sponsors h1b). The internship would be an alternative that doesn't cost much (or even paid), so I can gain experiences and certifications and increase my chances to get hired in the international job market.

I can't say thank you enough. All the information I get here is so good! You are really helping me through my future plans/struggles

Old Dominion University has a much better reputation than Devry, but an engineering technology degree without ABET accreditation is still going to limit your options for graduate school.