Is all degrees created equal? Is some worth more then others?
Asked by Daniel MI graduated from a college called California Coast University located in Santa Ana, CA with a bachelor of science in management. It is accredited through the Distance Education and Training Counicl (DETC) which is recognized by the Department of Education in the US. Since I took online courses & earned my degree in a short time, is it the same as if I took courses at a traditional university? The university is not well known but is it as worthy as a traditional one & why am I not given as much recognition for it when I apply for a job as other traditonal colleges? When I apply for some jobs on a computer, only traditional colleges appear on a computer screen and when I imput my college then nothing shows up. I am wondering if I wasted my time & money on attending this college or if I should of just took more time & money in attending a traditional one. When I look at those presidential candidates, most of then all graduated from ivy league schools, so is my degree worth the same?
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Answered by RoaringMice
It's not that you didn't go to an Ivy League, or even that you didn't go to a well known school. It's that you went to a school that isn't regionally accredited, which is the minimum standard that most employers and grad schools look for re: degrees. Yes, your school was accredited by DETC, but that's usually not enough to make a bachelor's degree acceptable, and it's certainly not proof that your BS is the equivalent to one from a "traditional" university. So I'm sorry, but some employers won't accept your degree. But some will. You need to find those that will.
It's not that you didn't go to an Ivy League, or even that you didn't go to a well known school. It's that you went to a school that isn't regionally accredited, which is the minimum standard that most employers and grad schools look for re: degrees. Yes, your school was accredited by DETC, but that's usually not enough to make a bachelor's degree acceptable, and it's certainly not proof that your BS is the equivalent to one from a "traditional" university. So I'm sorry, but some employers won't accept your degree. But some will. You need to find those that will.
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