Ophir
Well-Known Member
Well I have decided to transfer. I have been with UVSC for three semesters and in that time I would have to characterize their program is lackluster. I am a 34-year-old career changer so I am not the typical student, but then again, maybe I am. I am now going to be going Embry-Riddle’s distance learning program out of Northern Utah.
I found all the classes at UVSC way too easy. Now for some, that may be appealing, but for me, this was not what I was looking for going back to college. I have decided to go back to finally get my bachelor’s degree after having never made it through when I was younger. With that said, I have also graduated from the school of hard knocks and so getting the degree has less tangible value than it may for most. When I started with UVSC I was quite psyched to get going and get done. However, now that the process has been unfolding I have found that I am not impressed with UVSC and I am quite impressed with ERAU.
UVSC, in my opinion, is a school that is capitalizing on a niche market with a substandard product. When I first thought of the idea of an online education it was really appealing but as time wore on, I found that I wasn’t really being educated. I did however give UVSC a nice chunk of money. At the time of paying all my tuition fees I thought, “Well, I have to pay to play and this will get me my degree.” I was only partly correct in that statement. I would have graduated from UVSC but I wouldn’t have had much to show from it. In fact, I only had two semesters left. Although in those two semesters I was going to be forced to take a multitude of worthless credits, including six credits ($130/credit hour) or co-operative work in a lower division class. This sounds fine but what the college wants you to do is work any job. You could be flipping burgers and receive credit for this. Once you get to upper division you would need to work in your chosen industry but for the lower division credit they just wanted you to have a job. This may be a good thing for a 19 year old who has never worked but I really see it as milking money from students. An experience such as this would prove nothing towards your knowledge and ability to succeed at a higher level in life. Additionally, they were requiring me to take Health and Wellness as well as Fitness for Life courses. This may sound like no big deal but I had transferred to them countless credits in Nutrition/Health and Wellness and physical education. I was a Division One Varsity athlete while in school and received many credits for my physical education as well. The painful part of this story is that I petitioned the graduation department to review my credits for these classes but they would not even return letters sent to them, three in total.
So enough of UVSC, it is a lackluster institution and has a lackluster program for graduation. Luckily for me ERAU is here in N. Utah and I can now take classes with them. The cost is only $30/credit more than UVSC and I will now be gradating in one year. I am pretty stoked and I can honestly recommend that if anyone is looking into any distance-learning program, call ERAU and talk with an advisor. This is a great institution with great people and has a LONG standing reputation as being the leader in the aviation world for producing academic aviators and the like. If you have questions PM me or flame away here.
I found all the classes at UVSC way too easy. Now for some, that may be appealing, but for me, this was not what I was looking for going back to college. I have decided to go back to finally get my bachelor’s degree after having never made it through when I was younger. With that said, I have also graduated from the school of hard knocks and so getting the degree has less tangible value than it may for most. When I started with UVSC I was quite psyched to get going and get done. However, now that the process has been unfolding I have found that I am not impressed with UVSC and I am quite impressed with ERAU.
UVSC, in my opinion, is a school that is capitalizing on a niche market with a substandard product. When I first thought of the idea of an online education it was really appealing but as time wore on, I found that I wasn’t really being educated. I did however give UVSC a nice chunk of money. At the time of paying all my tuition fees I thought, “Well, I have to pay to play and this will get me my degree.” I was only partly correct in that statement. I would have graduated from UVSC but I wouldn’t have had much to show from it. In fact, I only had two semesters left. Although in those two semesters I was going to be forced to take a multitude of worthless credits, including six credits ($130/credit hour) or co-operative work in a lower division class. This sounds fine but what the college wants you to do is work any job. You could be flipping burgers and receive credit for this. Once you get to upper division you would need to work in your chosen industry but for the lower division credit they just wanted you to have a job. This may be a good thing for a 19 year old who has never worked but I really see it as milking money from students. An experience such as this would prove nothing towards your knowledge and ability to succeed at a higher level in life. Additionally, they were requiring me to take Health and Wellness as well as Fitness for Life courses. This may sound like no big deal but I had transferred to them countless credits in Nutrition/Health and Wellness and physical education. I was a Division One Varsity athlete while in school and received many credits for my physical education as well. The painful part of this story is that I petitioned the graduation department to review my credits for these classes but they would not even return letters sent to them, three in total.
So enough of UVSC, it is a lackluster institution and has a lackluster program for graduation. Luckily for me ERAU is here in N. Utah and I can now take classes with them. The cost is only $30/credit more than UVSC and I will now be gradating in one year. I am pretty stoked and I can honestly recommend that if anyone is looking into any distance-learning program, call ERAU and talk with an advisor. This is a great institution with great people and has a LONG standing reputation as being the leader in the aviation world for producing academic aviators and the like. If you have questions PM me or flame away here.