Though
this school is perceived as predominantly military themed, I'd like
to stress that it is perfectly suited for ANY student,
regardless of military or government affiliation. That being said,
the ideal student is probably one that has a full
time life and still wants to go to school.
I have found the University to be extremely well fit
for working professionals. The University is now regionally and
nationally accredited which is wonderful - their financial aid program
is superb and without superior to community college aid programs.
I have attended five schools in five years and
this is the only time that my financial aid went
seamless and was completey understandable when relayed back to me.
True, there is no real campus to go (lest
you reside in the WV,VA area) but with that comes
the beauty of the paperless college. You will not
have to sumit countless busy papers for enrollment, you will
not have to resubmit items several times before someone finally
gets it. The price is steep, but only in
comparison to public community school. As far as the
online college community goes, the price is extremely competitive, and
undergraduates have a 100% book grant - in addition, you
will be reimbursed for the books that you never paid
for when you go to resell them back to the
book vendor. Cons - I have taken two courses
that now have no physical text...only ebooks. I personally
do not prefer this but many students do.
The level of education has never been less than I
expected. But I have had a few classes that
I found very challenging. Not at an unfair level,
but at a reasonable level (and most likely preferred compared
to community college). The professors are nothing short of
resident experts in the classes that they teach and the
military specific courses are without equal.
This college
mandates that you complete 12 credit hours between each change
of program or major, this I do not enjoy as
we often find other majors that seem more appealing or
more applicable to our current situation and that can change
at any time.
If you are a military
member you will receive all of your electives as credited
for undergraduate degrees based on military experience. This is
very helpful and allows you to focus on the core
and gened courses.
Wonderful school! I'd like to see
them in the Yellow Ribbon program now that the Post
9/11 GI BILL will be going in effect. I
am sure that they will lose students due to the
lack of payment for online schooling. But this could
be subsidized if the bill was covered.
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