RA vs. non RA...undergrad vs. grad

My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that I would not recommend anyone going to a school that is not regionally accredited. I started out at a school that was non RA (PCC) and I had trouble transferring credits. Therefore, all that work was essentially wasted.

Your intentions may initially be, as mine were, to go to that non RA school all the way through, and not advance further, in which case accreditation theoretically would not matter so much, but the thing about life is...things seldom go as planned.

I think it is best to stick to an accredited school.

 

My opinion is that it is especially important to study with a RA institution at the undergrad level, and that there is less justification at that level for unaccredited studies. I say that because many pursue graduate studies for personal enrichment, while most pursue undergraduate studies for employment training - as a credential. Many (most?) employers won't even look at an UA degree (unless they know nothing about the process - but they can always learn later on and fire everyone with UA degrees). Also, if grad studies is on the horizon - even as a possibility - then one is wise to save himself from problems later on and just study at an RA institution.

 

If you have an Undergrad from an Accredited School, don't you ALREADY have the equivalent of an Andersonville doctorate anyway?:laugh:

Seriously> you put RA not just accredited> you mean regionally accredited, right? So you would also include TRACS and ACTS accredited schools along with Andersonville?

 

Calm Thyself. I was asking for the purpose of clarification, not argument. What I mean to say, is that if it is important to get your undergrad work done at a RA school, that would disqualify not only unaccredited schools such as Andersonville, but it wold also disqualify schools who were only accredited through TRACS or ACTS.