Are ITT Tech online courses a good way to go for a busy, working adult?
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May I be blunt?
No.
Consider your options carefully.
An online OR an offline degree from U Phoenix, or Devry, or ITT, will only get you so far, because the reputations of these schools isn't the greatest. A degree of any sort from UMass Amherst, or U Nebraska Lincoln, or U Maryland, will likely be seen as more acceptable by more employers, and may, therefore, get you further.
Some great universities that offer online degrees include:
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
University of Denver
University of Maryland
Duke University
Drexel
Carnegie Mellon
Penn State
Ball State
U Nebraska - Lincoln
Babson
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
University of Illinois
And there are others. And I don't know if any of them offer the specific program that he's looking for, so that will take some research on your part.
But in general, when you're looking for a distance learning degree, try to find a program at a school that has a good reputation for their "brick and mortar" campus.
One last thing to add - he should check into what degrees firms and government agencies that want "cyber forensics" people actually have. I don't think they generally recruit from "cyber forensics" programs, although they might, but it's more likely that a person would need to major in information technology or computer programming in general, and specialise in "cyber forensics" as part of that broader education. Definately do some research first.
I don't know if they offer online or distance programs, but check into the website for John Jay College in NYC. They are a school that pretty much specialises in criminal justice. They may have a valid and respected program that can get him where he wants to go - or at least their website may be a resource for you.
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