We’re one of the largest employers in the state and we require degrees to be regionally accredited to be considered for employment.

Online, onground, hybrid format degrees are all equally acceptable.

We strive to protect our organization from unaccredited credentials such as Kennedy Western, Almeda, Rochville, etc.

That being said, the degree gets you considered, but your skills and experience get you hired.

I echo what others have told you. A degree offered from an institution that exists only online is suspect, as there’s no accreditation making the education you receive there meet any standards.

However, the ‘distance learning’ programs at colleges and universities which have a campus and student body, with full accreditation, are not the same at all. Some may require physical attendance for a portion of your credits while others can be earned online. Either way, you would still have earned a bachelor’s from the University of X, and it has the same worth whether you did all of it in person or online.

I think the best strategy is to go to a local college that you know is well respected and acredited, you can usually take a bunch of classes online but take a few classes in person if you can, most of your classes will be online but your degree won’t show it. Plus you could ask the college what their policies are, Do they distinguish between degrees earned online verses degrees earned by sitting through class? if so how many online classes can you count toward an “in-class” degree? Ask these questions because you might find that there is no difference between an online degree and an “in-class” degree so when you apply for jobs you wouldn’t even need to tell your employer your degree was online.

The way to look at this is, if you want to get an online degree because it is convenient for you, you have to get it from a school who is brick and mortar school meaning that they offer online courses but also have an actual campus location. It is also best to get an online degree that is both a traditional (offers on campus ) courses and online, that is regionally accreditied, and does not specify on your actual diploma whether it was an online degree on not. I would also make sure it is a school that is recognized in some sort, for instance, if you hear University of Phoenix your employer is going to know you completed it online, opposed to doing your degree online at lets say University of South Florida….Good luck!

I’ve reviewed hundreds of resumes for my employers. An online degree isn’t impressive at all, but it would be better than no education and no experience. I’d give preference to someone with appropriate experience over someone with an online degree, because online degrees imply that the person is trying to get something for the least effort possible, someone who looks for the get-rich-quick trick instead of putting in hard work to earn fair rewards.

That reply sounds pretty accurate. There are a few hiring managers out there that seem to accept online degrees, but most seem to think they’re worthless.

This is a repeat Question on “On line degrees” which is also open to answers at the moment. click the link: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoZSsBR0cX5x_iBW2ta6ZFfty6IX?qid=20070709092020AAw9wz5&show=7#profile-info-4ku0wasbaa

I have already sent an answer for this Qn. But, after reading the other answers I find people profusely use the terms such as accredited,recognised, regionally approved,affiliated,MOU with US universities etc vaguely misguiding readers to join such commercial ventures. Would such advocates send their wards to these schools!. These days even a tutorial institute has a website with tall claims such as offering courses for 30 years, registered as a educational society with the local government. approved by … Govt..etc.,

I can list many but can’t name them here to avoid litigations.

I may suggest one simple test to identify fake commercial institutes/universities.Check their faculty list,

…mostly it will be missing. They may display an advisory committee consisting of many doctorates in other renouned universities around the globe. Innocent or more correctly ignorant professors lend their names for misuse by such bogus institutes. I would suggest that answerers should restrict to answering Questions on truely known area only.

I disagree with Eileen K, but otherwise think you are getting solid answers.

I will admit my bias as a professor at a traditional school, but I can’t see how an on-line degree parallels the learning experience you receive otherwise.

If a college is accredited, there are standards that they must abide by in order to receive accreditation. That said, an accredited distance learning program is no different academically than a traditional school.

The business owner you talked to may be speaking out of ignorance.