11-19-2007, 03:38 AM
Student Wrote:What about BS or MS degree ?
What is the utility if I wanted to work as a teacher or civil service jobs?
As a teacher I need accredited BA/BS and earned teaching credential.
For civil service or many other government jobs an accredited degree is required. Why should one get a black listed school in some states degree? There are accredited low priced alternatives there. Please explain where is the value?
What low priced accredited alternatives? I think you are looking at at least $10,000 for a bachelors degree unless you are extremely good at challenge exams. The CLEP method through the Easy Three is cheap but, as they say, some people don't test well.
Value? I can only refer to the only study done into the value of unaccredited degrees. The esteemed Dr. Richard Coleman Douglas found, in a study, that 97% of employers hold some positive degree of value in state licensed degrees.
If you need an accredited degree, you need an accredited degree. State licensed degrees have many limitations, but they are not worthless.