Answered by DistedEdQueen
Hello, First, both the University of Phoenix and Western Governor's University are real colleges: both are regionally accredited ~ which is the same type/level of accreditation enjoyed by Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. If you're not happy at Phoenix (many are not) then transfer as soon as possible. Questions to ask amy transfer school: 1) How many of my credits earned to date will you accept in transfer? This is a key question: don't transfer until you have a solid answer. If you lose credits in transfer, you lose time and money; 2) WGU is actually a very different type of college than UofP. At WGU you study for and take "comepetency modules" to earn credits and progress through the degree. Whereas at U of P you were taking straight up traditional courses. Some people find the self study toward competency exams a difficult process, more so than taking traditional courses; explore this option carefully; 3) Lastly: Explore how your financial aid may or may not transfer. You won't be able to "transfer" your aid at U of P directly to WGU: the aid people will have to recalculate need based on nerw costs and a new plan of study. In terms of reputation, both are "newer" schools; however WGU is less expensive (by far!) as it is a supported by tax dollars and also WGU, unlike U of P, does not have a "bad reputation." U of P has a bad rep out there, especially among employers. You'd do well to avoid them if you can. You don't say what kind of degree you are working on but these days well over two thousand colleges offer online degrees so you have a lot of choices out there. For the record: U of P is among the most expensive options as they are a for profit with a lot of legal bills to pay for student aid violations and other related court actions from prior students.