08-17-2017, 01:33 PM
(08-17-2017, 12:52 PM)High_Order1 Wrote: And, I'll get shouted down for this, but I still feel that so-called 'online colleges' will continue to have a negative initial perception, at least for this generation; until blended and distance learning becomes more 'normal', anyway.
I agree. Even my sister scoffed at my WVNCC diploma and future TESU degree, saying, "but it's online!". My wife was attending the local state college and was actually learning less than me (using StraighterLine and Study.com) and my sister is attending the local community college ONLINE.
IMO, a lot of people are stuck in the past with thinking that a challenging and engaging education can only be had at a physically present institution and not online.
Another opinion I have of TESU is that TESU is getting bigger and much more acclaimed. With the recent change to University status, the ACBSP accreditation and former consideration to merge with Rutgers by NJ Gov. Christie, TESU is already respectable and becoming even more so every year.