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[quote=Anonymous]NP here- for me there is a big difference between online degrees from respected educational institutions (UMUC) and degrees from these other places (University of Pheonix, Strayer, etc).

I hired someone with a degree from one of these less-reputable schools few years back.  Checked a random sample of her references/experiences during the hiring process but did not call her school.  A few months in she was having trouble with the job, specifically around tasks that she had her degree in (like if it was a programming job, she had a degree in programing and specific classes in the specifc languages but could not do program in it).  I got suspicious and called her school on a whim one day, and it turns out she had only completed 75% of the courses towards this degree even though she listed it as having been granted a few years earlier.  So I asked them to send me documentation so I could build a case to let her go.  Well, a few days later I still had not gotten the documentation, so I called the school to get the status and I was told that the problem had been resolved.  Turns out they decided to give her credit for being in the workforce to make up for the 25% of the courses she was missing....and as soon as she paid the hefty bill for those on-the-job credits, her degree was going to be retroactively granted back to when she lied about receiving it.  I was shocked.  No trusted educational institution should work that way.

So I do not think this is an argument of online vs in-person courses.  It is a matter of choosing a trusted institution.  My college (which now offers online degrees) would never grant someone a retroactive degree for profit.  [/quote]

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