US Distance Degree Programs: Noncomphrehensive List & Info on Verifying Legitimacy

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Colleges & Universities with Distance Degree Programs in the US:

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  • Brevard Community College Online, Cocoa, Florida, contact them at 1(321)632-1111 or e-mail them from their Information Request Pages for more information on Brevard's Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science on-line degree programs. Brevard Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).

  • Caldwell College, Caldwell, New Jersey, contact Part-Time Admissions at 1(973)228-4424, extension 380 for information on their Business Administration, Communication Arts, Criminal Justice, English, History, International Business, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Social Studies External Degree Programs. Art, and the Computer Information system degrees have some on-campus requirements. In 1952, the College received full accreditation from the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • California College for Health Sciences, Online, contact them at cchsinfo@cchs.edu, call them at 1(619)477-4800, or fill out their rapid request form for information form online. They offer Associates in Medical Transcription, Respiratory Therapy, Respiratory Technology, Electroencephalographic Technology, Early Childhood Education. Bachelors are offered in General Business, Accounting, Management, Finance, and Marketing. Masters are offered in Health Sciences (Community Health or Wellness Promotion), Healthcare Administration, Public Health, Business Administration in Healthcare. California College is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commision of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC). The commission is listed by the US Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

  • California State University, Dominguez Hills, California, contact them through their website about their Humanities External Degree program. California State University, Dominguez Hills is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

  • Capella University formerly TGSA, contact them at info@capella.edu about their MBA, Masters, PhD, certificate and continuing education level programs in Business, Human Services, Education and Psychology, as well as Bachelors, Masters and certificate level programs in Information Technology. They now offer more than 400 classes in more than 40 areas of specialization. Capella University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, contact celinfo@cmich.edu or 1(800)950-1144 information about their Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Applied Arts, Master of Arts Humanities, Master of Science Administration, and Master of Arts in Education through an Extended Degree Program. Central Michigan University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Charter Oak State College, Newington, Connecticut, contact info@cosc.edu, 1(860)666-4595, or fax them at 1(860)666-4852 for more information on the external degree programs leading to the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. Charter Oak State College is the external degree program of the State of Connecticut. It is licensed and accredited by the Department of Higher Education and accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL, contact them at indstudy@cts.db.erau.edu or call them at 1(904) 226-6263 to learn more about their distance and extended degrees or coursework. All Embry-Riddle programs offered both on and off-campus are fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, contact them at 1(404)727-3956, or through their online form about the Masters in Public Health (also called Career Master of Public Health). The CMPH program is delivered primarily via the web, with 2 on-campus sessions per semester. The university is accredited by SACS, and the Rollins School of Public Health is additionally accredited by CEPH (the accrediting body for public health schools).

  • Fielding Graduate Institutue, Santa Barbara, California offers various graduate degrees in the areas of School Psychology, School Educational Leadership and Change, and the School of Human and Organizational Development. For general questions or comments, write to admissions@fielding.edu or call 800-340-1099. You can also access a webform to ask for more information on a specific program of interest. Fielding is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WACS) and its Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Program is accredited by The American Psychological Association (APA).

  • The George Washington University, Washington DC, offers the nation's oldest graduate Distance Education program in Educational Technology Leadership. For more information about the ETL Program, contact them by telephone at (202) 994-1701, send e-mail to etladmin@www.gwu.edu, or visit their website at www.gwu.edu/~etl.

  • Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, contact scs@indiana.edu or 1(800)334-1011 for more information on their Bachelor of General Studies degree. Indiana University is accredited by the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement.

  • James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, contact adult-degree-program@jmu.edu or 1(540)568-6147 for more information on their Bachelor in Individualized Studies Adult Degree Program. **Note: This college does not seem to have alot of distance courses available. Make sure you find out if this degree can be completed entirely through distance education or if certain classes have to be taken at local colleges/universities.

  • Judson College (a women's college), Marion, Alabama, contact them via their Adult Studies Information Request Webform, e-mail admissions@future.judson.edu or 1(800)447-9472 for more information on their many Adult Study Degrees available. Be aware that their contact e-mail may be under revision as they just changed their Adult Studies Program title for the degrees to Distance Learning Program. Judson College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, contact them at pdburton@liberty.edu or 1(800)424-9596 about the External Degree Programs that lead to an Associate of Arts in General Studies or Religion; a Bachelor of Science in Business (specifically accounting, finance, marketing, or management), General Studies, Psychology, or Religion; or a Masters of Arts in Counseling or Professional Counseling.**A MBA program coming fall 1998.

  • Northcentral University (NCU), Arizona, contact them at enroll@ncu.edu or call them at 1(800)903-9381. This university is a private distance learning institution offering programs from the bachelor through doctorate degree levels in business and psychology, providing adult learners anywhere in the world with the educational opportunity to acquire a body of knowledge in a recognized academic area or disciple; to develop intellectual, analytical and critical abilities; to foster values such as the commitment to pursue lifelong learning; to experience academic self-improvement and professional growth; and to earn academic degrees commensurate with their studies. They are currently, as of September 23rd 1999, attempting to gain accredidation, and are on the self-study step of the accredidation process. They are unaccredited at this time.

  • Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, contact extdegprog@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu or 1(800)444-2420 for more information on their Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate of Individualized Studies, Associate of Applied Business, and Bachelor of Specialized Studies External Student Program. Ohio University is accredited by the North Central Associaton of Colleges and Schools.

  • Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, contact the Graduate Program Director for information on the Online Master of Science in Education accredited by NCATE and the Virginia Department of Education for those persons with a liberal arts or science bachelors from an accredited institution whom want to teach in middle school. ODU also offers degrees in for those who have completed their first two years of 100 and 200 level class requirements in the Virginia Community College System or another accredited institution of higher learning. After the initial two years, the 300 and 400 level classes can be taken via video streaming on your computer at fixed times like normal classes. One must have the following minimum computer requirements to utilize video streaming classes: 400MHz Pentium Processor, 128 MB Ram, and an Internet connection via LAN, Cable Modem, or ADSL so as to connect at the minimum speed of 200Kb per second. The software requirements for video streaming are as follows: Netscape 4.61 or higher, Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher, Video player called RealPlayer 7.0 or higher, and most recent Adobe Acrobat Reader. The URL for the computer check to see if your computer is properly configured is available at http://web.odu.edu/webroot/webcheck/webcheck4.nsf. If you would like information about video streamed courses and application materials, please call 1-800-968-2638 Ext. 6493 or e-mail dl_support@odu.edu. ODU also offers degree programs via Teletechnet at specific sites Inside Virginia and Outside Virginia. To request more information about available programs, requirements, and application materials, please e-mail with your questions, any pertinent e-mail addresses and complete mailing addresses to ttnadmit@odu.edu, call 1-800-968-2638, or write Old Dominion University, TELETECHNET Admissions Processing, 4th Floor GORNTO TELETECHNET Center, Norfolk, Virginia 23529.

  • OnlineCSU is the online classroom of the four Connecticut State Universities: Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western. OnlineCSU offers fully-accredited courses approved for credit which can be applied towards a degree. Both graduate and undergraduate courses are available, and new classes are offered each semester. At OnlineCSU, the faculty who design the course teach the course. And beginning in the fall of 1999, OnlineCSU will offer a Master of Library Science degree online, with more online degree programs to follow in 2000. The four Connecticut State Universities are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc.; the Board of Governors of Higher Education, State of Connecticut; and the Connecticut State Department of Education.

  • Penn State, University Park, Pennsylvania, contact psuwd@psu.edu or 1(800)252-3592 for more information on their on their professional masters degrees in Adult Education and Intercollege Masters of Business Administration, undergraduate baccalaureate degree in Letters, Arts, and Sciences, associate degrees in Business Administration, Human Development and Family Studies, Dietetic Food Systems Management (Health Care/Dietetic Technician Emphasis), Dietetic Food Systems Management (School Food Service Emphasis), Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, Letters, Arts, and Sciences, postbaccalaureate certificates in Addiction Studies, Community and Economic Development, Education Certificate, Educational Technology Integration, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Noise Control Engineering, undergraduate certificates in Adult Development and Aging Services, Business Management, Business Management‹Advanced, Youth, and Family Services, Communications Studies, Customer Relationship Management, Dietary Management, Dietetics and Aging, Food Service Supervision, General Business, Hospitality Management, Human Resources, Information Sciences and Technology, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management, Retail Management, Level I, Retail Management, Level II, Small Business Management, Turfgrass Management, Turfgrass Management‹Advanced, Writing Social Commentary.

  • Regents College is now Excelsior College, Albany, NY, contact 1(518)474-3703 for more information on their many external degree programs. Regents College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, contact wedadms@woods.smvc.edu or 1(800)926-SMWC for more information on their Associates in Early Childhood Education, General Business, Gerontology, Humanities, Paralegal Studies; and Bachelors in Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, Various Education Degrees **must live within 200 miles of campus, English, Gerontology, Human Resource Management, Human Services, Journalism, Marketing, Mathematics, Paralegal Studies, Psychology, Social Science/History, and Theology Women's External Degree Programs. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Seton Hall University contact them about their online programs at SetonWorldWide@shu.edu or call them at 1(888)SETON-WW concerning their Masters degrees in Education, Education/Catholic School Leadership, Counselling, or Work Life Ministry Certificate.

  • Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, contact admissions@skidmore.edu or 1(800)867-6007 for information on the BA and BS degrees offered in Liberal Arts, Performing Arts, and Pre-professional fields through their University Without Walls External Degree Program.

  • Southern California University for Professional Studies (SCUPS), Santa Ana, California, contact them at enroll@scups.edu or 1(800)477-2254. SCUPS desires to deliver traditional academic post-secondary educational programs of study such as business administration, law, psychology, and management of engineering and technology through distance learning methodologies, thereby providing adult learners anywhere in the world with the educational opportunity to acquire a body of knowledge in a recognized academic area or disciple; to develop intellectual, analytical and critical abilities; to foster values such as the commitment to pursue lifelong learning; to experience academic self-improvement and professional growth; and to earn academic degrees commensurate with their studies from the associate's through the doctoral level. In the State of California, degree-granting authority comes from the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education. Southern California University for Professional Studies (SCUPS), established in 1978, is approved under the Education Code of the State of California to offer the degree programs and confer the appropriate degrees to learners who have met the graduation requirements of the University. There is no other accredidation listed.

  • SUNY/Empire State College, Saratogra Springs, NY, contact 1(800)468-6372 for more information on their Extended Degree Program. SUNY/Empire State College is accredited by Middle State Associations of Colleges and Schools.

  • Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, New Jersey, contact info@tesc.edu or (888) 443-8372 for more information about the College’s 14 associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees in more than 100 areas of study. Thomas Edison State College provides adults with access to the best choices in higher education. One of New Jersey’s 12 senior public institutions of higher education, the College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Touro University International, Internet Based, contact them at registration@tourouniversity.edu or call 1(714)816-0366 for information on their bachelor of science in business administration, masters of business administration, or their PhD in Philosophy of Business Administration. Touro University International is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

  • Troy State University, Troy, Alabama, contact them at 1(800)355-TSUM or through their webpage for more information on their External Degree Programs that lead to an Associate of Science in General Education or a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies. Troy State University Montgomery (TSUM) is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, contact INFO@EXD.NC.UA.EDU or 1(205)348-6000 to find out more about their BA and BS with a major concentration in the area of student educational interest External Degree Program. **The link to the Continuing Education page is not work to go to the UA CE page click here. University of Alabama is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL contact distrib@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu or 1(407)823-3000 on their Online Degree programs leading to a BS in Vocational Education and Industry Training, BS in Nursing, a BA or BS in Liberal Studies, or their video programs available only at designated centers throughout FL leading to a BSET Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology. The University of Central Florida is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, contact credit-programs@uiowa.edu or 1(800)272-6430 for more information on their Bachelor of Liberal Studies Extended Degree Program.

  • University of Maine, Fort Kent, Maine, contact them at bexhelp@acad.umm.maine.edu or through their website for information on their Behavioral Science External Degree Program.

  • Univerity of Maryland University College contact them at UMUCINFO@nova.umuc.edu or through their online contact form about their online programs. They have Bachelor programs available in the following Accounting, Business, and Management Related Fields; Behavioral, Social, and Natural Sciences and Paralegal Studies; Communication, Arts, and Humanities; Computer and Mathematical Sciences; and Masters degrees available in Management, Computer Systems Management, Environmental Management, International Management, Software Engineering, Technology Management, Telecommunications Management, Business Administration (State approval expected May 1999), MGA to MS in Management. University of Maryland University College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, contact them through their website about their Extended Degree Program for a Masters in Social Work. The University of Michigan is accredited by a number of bodies. The School of Social Work is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

  • University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, contact them at FMCS080@UNLVM.UNL.EDU or at 1(402)472-2913 for information on their Extended Degree Program leading to a Masters in Human Resources/Family Sciences. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

  • University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, contact learn@conted.und.edu or 1(800)342-8230 for more information on their Bachelor of Business Administration or Corporate Engineering and their several different graduate level External Degree Programs.

  • University of Phoenix, call 1(800)388-5463 or use their on-line request for more information on their site if you want to know more on their online degree programs for undergraduate degrees in Associate of Arts in General Studies, Bachelor of Science in Business / Administration, Bachelor of Science in Business / Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Business / Management, Bachelor of Science in Business / Marketing, Bachelor of Science in Business / Project Management; or their graduate programs for a Master of Arts in Organizational Management, Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration in Technology Management, Master of Business Administration in Global Management, Master of Science in Computer Information Systems. The University of Phoenix is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

  • University of Southern Colorado, Pueblo, Colorado, contact coned@uscolo.edu or 1(800)388-6154 for more information on their Bachelor in Social Sciences External Degree Program. The University of Southern Colorado is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • University of Wisconsin, Multicampus, Wisconsin, contact them at 1(920)456-2423 about their Extended Degree Program leading to a Bachelor's in General Studies with an Individualized Emphasis as well as other programs that vary according to campus.

  • Walden University, Bonita Springs, Florida & Minneapolis, Minnesota, contact info@waldenu.edu or 1(800)237-6434 for more information on their graduate level External Degree Programs. Walden University is accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

  • Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, contact EDP@WSU.EDU or 1(800)222-4WSU for more information on their Bachelor of Arts degrees in Social Sciences, Criminal Justice, Human Development, Agriculture, and Humanities, their Bachelor of Science in Nursing for registered nurses, or their Master of Science degrees in Agriculture, Engineering Management, External Doctor of Pharmacy Extended Degree Programs. WSU is fully accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

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