Do you consider an online degree from University of Phoenix equivalent to a 'sit down' 4 year degree?
Question:
The University of Phoenix fellow bragged & bragged when he got his degree online.
The gentleman that actually went to the classes at Southern CT State argues his degree is more meaningful since he sat through live classes and experienced the full college scope by hearing ideas of others in a classroom environment, did an internship to obtain his degree, live group projects, etc.
I don’t know what to think. Do you think an online degree from the University of Phoenix is really equivalent to that of one from a college where you actually attend the classes in person?
Do you think a job recruiter would take the ‘sit down’ degree more serious than a degree obtained on line?
Answer:
As a short answer, the sit-down degree is better and will be looked upon by recruiters as better. The University of Phoenix degree isn't useless because I personally know people who have changed careers and gotten better jobs because of their degree. However, if your two co-workers both applied for a job and I had to decide between the two, if all else were equal, I would choose the Southern CT State degree over University of Phoenix everytime.
If you want to stop the UoP graduate from bragging, ask him how much he paid for his degree. If he got employer tuition assistance, ask him how much came out of his pocket and how much the employer paid. If he took the entire degree at UoP (all 120 credit hours), I bet the total cost was upwards of $40,000. He could have gotten a regionally accredited degree online from a state university in Nebraska(125 semester credit hours) for less than $20,000.
First of all, I would side with any guy who opposes the guy who bragged and bragged about getting an online degree. Seriously?
Without the bragging, I'd say a degree is a degree. But if you really had to pick, a "went there" degree is more impressive, especially to a recruiter. I wouldn't overly-dis an online degree, it is a degree (usually), but I would make an exception for anyone who brags about it. Put it this way; would you like to be operated on by a doctor who got his medical degree online?
And ask the online guy if the University of Phoenix offers any classes in humility.
Ask any HR person in any company.and they will tell you that an 'online' degree is very much less worthwhile than a 'sit down' degree...and an online degree from the "University' of Phoenix is practically worthless. As soon as any HR person sees a 'degree' from the "University" of Phoenix on an application/CV.that paper goes straight to the bottom of the pile.
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