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[quote=Anonymous]I think on-line materials can be helpful in some cases.  Even at MIT you go to large lectures that could just as easily be watched on line.  However, there are also smaller classes that complement that lecture.  It is here that ideas are exchanged and discussed.  Your positions are challenged by others and yourself.  You can't replicate that on-line -- not even with Skype or the like.  There is something about being in a room with people that makes the experience different.  Additionally, for some degrees, such as an MBA, group work is part of the education process. The group work helps you increase you communications skills and, well, you learn how to work in a group.

If you received a certificate to be qualified to do basic IT work, I would not have a problem with the degree.  If you received a degree in an IT field that requires critical thinking and creativity, I would be suspect.

In the end, the degree gets you in the door.  I have met people from lower tier schools who have shined and higher tier schools that have failed in the work place.  If your degree can't get you in the door, it is useless.[/quote]

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