Online Graduate Degree, Capella University?

Does anyone have any information on Capella University? Did anyone attend the college? Any information would be helpful. Should I pursue an MBA degree with them?

5 Comments on “Online Graduate Degree, Capella University?”

  1. 1 K said at 2:18 AM on June 16th, 2010:

    I don’t trust Capella, they are way to eager, they have emailed me and called me non-stop. They offered to buy my books for me. No credible college would do that. Plus I found an entire website dedicated to hating them, they call the school Crapella lol: http://www.capellauniversity.org/

    Read some of the horror stories on there. It’s quite sad.

    Try Grand Canyon University, I believe they have an MBA program. My mother recently got her master’s online and she loved it! It wasn’t an MBA, so I don’t know about the professors you would have, but she truly enjoyed the experience
    http://www.gcu.edu/

    Here is the link for the MBA: http://emba.gcu.edu/ken_blanchard/emba/index.php

    I believe Capella is a completely online university, Grand Canyon university actually has a campus in Arizona.

  2. 2 enlightenedsista said at 2:51 AM on June 16th, 2010:

    I’m extremely weary of getting a college education, much less a graduate degree, over the internet. There needs to be interaction and feedback. There is only so much you can learn over the computer. I’d recommend actually going to a school, instead of taking courses over the net. In the long run, I think it will be more beneficial to you in whatever profession you choose.

  3. 3 NGC6205 said at 3:14 AM on June 16th, 2010:

    Some people like Capella, and some don’t. Capella is one of the big for-profit schools similar to University of Phoenix. Because it is for-profit, it is way over-priced. The 48 quarter credit hour MBA program will cost over $28,000 plus books. You could attend an online program at a state university and not pay that much. In addition, an MBA from a state university will not indicate that is was obtained online. An MBA from Capella would appear to be an online degree even if you attended a Capella campus.

    An MBA from Capella has another issue against it also. The Business program at Capella do not carry the AACSB accreditation. While Capella is regionally accredited, which is good, it does not have the additional programmatic accreditation that is perferred. Not all employers know about accreditation, but those who do will rank a Capella degree lower than those obtained from an AACSB school.

    Here are a couple of online MBA programs from some state universities.

    http://outreach.uwyo.edu/ocp/executivemba.asp
    http://www.distance.msstate.edu/mba/

    Good luck,

  4. 4 Firefly said at 3:38 AM on June 16th, 2010:

    I too have heard bad things about Capella and UoP. What I would recommend is checking in to the traditional colleges/universities in your area. More and more of these “brick and mortar” campuses are offering on-line classes and/or degrees.

    More than likely classes through these traditional schools will be cheaper and their name will be on your diploma.

  5. 5 Andrea B said at 3:52 AM on June 16th, 2010:

    Online education is quickly becoming more popular, especially because it allows people the opportunity to start/finish their college education without having it interfere totally in their lives. As long as you make sure that the degree you get is from an accredited institution, there is nothing wrong with an online degree.

    There is communication between students and professors. It’s just done over the internet. Remember that every online institution is different with how they handle their students, so I suggest that you take a look at some forums about online education. I’ve listed one blog/forum site you can start out on, as well as the blog of a Capella student. Sorry for the semi-redundant links, I’m just trying to save you some searching time. :-)

    Lastly, if you do decide to get your degree online, you should know how to defend it. Some people react negatively to online degrees, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that online degrees and programs are evil or a less effective way of learning. You have to be able to manage your time and be very organized. Getting your degree online could potentially be more difficult than going to a traditional brick & mortar school! There is much more weight put on you as the student because you are responsible for your own schedule.

    I hope some of that helps!! :-)

    ~A

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