The University of Southern California

Save your money! This program is ripoff ($50K+/yr) and the online format seems ideal but when one course is over three hours long—and a professor will remove you from the course / mark you absent if they cannot see your face on the screen—it kind of defeats the purpose of taking an online class.

If you are working professional, I would not suggest this program; it's not a flexible program. (To be honest, I wouldn't suggest this program for any aspiring teacher!)

After the first week, I dropped all of my courses for the following reasons:

1. The professors seemed like they didn't want to be there.

2. There were always technical difficulties (with the students and/or professors)

3. Staring at a computer / being in a virtual classroom for 3+ hours wasn't my idea of a flexible, online program. If I'm going to be subjected to listening to someone for over three hours, I might as well just take an on-campus class.

^Note: #3 was the main reason I dropped my classes. The USC Technology sounds really cool but in actuality, one class is like face timing with someone for 3+ hours…except you can't move (because you're stuck in a computer desk…unless you're using an iPad). It's exhausting

4. I realized I could earn my teacher certificate through a school district FOR FREE ( and I would just get my Masters from a smaller, cheaper university).

FYI: Principals do not care which school you went to, as most of them have online masters or doctorates from no-name schools. This is one thing I had to learn because I switched from applying to medical school (where the name of your school really matters!!) to teaching.