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Capella University

How this student rated the school
Research QualityA- Research AvailabilityA
Research FundingA- Graduate PoliticsA+
Errand RunnersB Degree CompletionA+
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]A Sufficient PayA
CompetitivenessA Education QualityA
Faculty AccessibilityA Useful ResearchA
Extracurriculars- Success-UnderstandingA
Surrounding City- Social Life/Environment-
"Individual" treatmentA FriendlinessA
Safety- Campus Beauty-
Campus Maintenance- University Resource/spendingA
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Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time)
I am a Capella Alumni. I graduated with my MBA, and honestly wish these types of programs were available when I was doing my undergraduate degree. I found the content matter to be highly challenging as well as the scheduled online required responses and meeting curricula requirements in order to maintain a good standing. I think this is a good thing that helps keep students on time, and on track with GOOD grades instead of just being a passive staff which could be easier since it is an online course. If you are not doing well, you will be put on academic probation. If you do not stay on track, you may be put on academic probation. This is to help "you" the student to achieve. I say this since I was put on academic probation 2 times during my MBA. I feel like the staff were more concerned with my success than in undergraduate degree school at a traditional brick and mortar school. I personally appreciated it.

I am now, 4 years later, deciding to go back to Capella to get my Ph.D. Im not rich, so I am doing this on student loans. So, I truly value the course content.

Capella is an online university. It is a stricter environment only because the possibility to fall back or forget or get distracted is that much higher without face to face pressure. I like it. If you are not used to having to be disciplined, or ready to become super disciplined…you will hate this course environment. I personally love it. I work anywhere from 60-80 hours a week in a demanding management role. Capella, offers the freedom to study for a degree with out taking anymore of my precious time to have to physically travel to a school and sit in a classroom where I have to listen to other students rattling on about nothing related to the course. This is a focused, disciplined, and physically freeing empowering environment.

I am grateful for my experiences, and to comment on the cost…it is incredibly comparable to brick and mortar schools while offering a more structured coarse/degree program. Drop/refund policies match that of the traditional schools. You will be disappointed if you expect to be in a laid back environment. This is not for you then.

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