04-26-2009, 10:08 PM
norema Wrote:I usually research 'til my hearts content, but I'm tired now and don't want to miss out on attending the college this fall. Besides them being a national accredited school which I could work around, does any other reasons stick out for anyone? Or are there other schools offering master degrees that cost about $2000 total... I know that sounds like a joke, but AJU cost under $2000 so there may be others.>>
The only sticking point for me is NA, but that's an issue you are already aware of. My husband is considering AJU too. For the price, you can't beat it.
Possible pitfalls specific to NA:
1. You decide to transfer out- expect limits or restrictions going in elsewhere.
2. You want to teach at a community college- not possible with NA*
3. You later want an RA degree- master classes require a lot of time, and you will have lost that work as you start over.
4. Some state licenses don't allow NA credit (CPA, K-12 education,etc)
5. Narrow/expensive options for NA DBA programs, RA DBA programs are off the table.
All of that should be taken with a grain of salt. MANY MANY MANY people work in fields that people don't give a flying hoot about the kind of accreditation- only that the college is accredited. Let's be honest, most people don't even KNOW what kind of accreditation their own college has. It's usually only something that comes up on boards like this. Like I said, my husband is strongly considering his MBA from AJU.
*business transfer programs/courses at regionally accredited schools require RA master's degrees, but career programs at RA schools are not [I]required for teachers to have RA degrees of any kind- so in that case, your MBA neither helps or hurts you- but schools can have any requirement they want as long as it meets or exceeds regional accreditation rules...so even in some cases where an RA MBA is not "required" it is actually "required" by the college.[/I]