UpGrad DBA Golden Gate U - 70% scholarships for 5,000 students

[Harry101]

And why is the cost differential an issue? UPenn's MCIT via Coursera costs ~$30k. Their on-campus version costs ~$81k. GeorgiaTech's OMSCS is ~$7k while their on-campus version is ~$36k. University of London's online BSc in CS is ~£11k for the entire program. Their on-campus program, through their constituent colleges, will cost ~£17k PER YEAR. Let's even take the forum's favorite - UMPI. BABA from UMPI's YourPace will cost ~$3.5k. Their on-campus BABA is ~$24k/yr.

@Harry101 - What do you mean by "refund"? You think University of London will refund you fees once you've enrolled? Absolutely not. This isn't udemy where you can get your $$ back if you didn't like the course.

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While GGU is authorized to do the DBA by distance, it is not GGU faculty doing the delivery.

And? That's hardly a unique arrangement. Perhaps you should look at how content for these online programs is/has been sourced:
- University of Maryland Global
- Purdue Global
- UMass Global
- Outlier.org's courses & their new Associate's degree

Ehm you mean this refund policy by the UoL, quite generous and well put? :
https://www.london.ac.uk/sites/default/f...w-2019.pdf

Now compare it to UpGrad's, no refund what so ever, and then the reports how they ghost people for the "free trial" period;
https://www.upgrad.com/terms/ 
Payment Terms and Refund Policy 

So again it is proven how UpGrad is doing doubious thing's.

If we go by their second DBA program, the one from SSBM Geneva (which first started back in March 2021), then it is pretty clear that the 1:1 supervision is nothing more then a marketing ploy. The said students will watch prerecorded videos that where made by SSBM staff (taken from earllyer Zoom calls in first batches) and then maybe every 3 months Zoom calls with SSBM. Those who paid for the on campus visit will go to Geneva and spend a week there with SSBM's "campus", this is true, but it costs 3,5k $ more then the ones with no visit (two options 7k or 10,5k the visit option)
The rest of the program is "upgrad buddy" professors who are under contract with Upgrad back in India doing the advisory/mentor support.
This is how the GGU program will probably be done in the same manner, but with one key difference GGU is a reputable recognised officially while SSBM is not.
  But as i keep asking for proof , does Upgrad have a license to teach Higher education in India? Keep in mind 12k-15k is nothing if you are going to spend 3 years doing research hour's on a dodgy degree, not sure how much your hour is worth, that's up for you to decide.