Online vs. Traditional Degrees?

Justin Rainbow asks: "As a computer science student, avid internet user and full-time programmer I find it very appealing to finish my CS degree online. Finishing at least a year early and studying whenever I want are just a couple of the draws to the online campus. However, are these internet degrees even worth the paper their printed on? Is an online degree just a waste of money? Can an online degree give you just as many opportunities as a traditional university? Has anyone in the Slashdot community graduated from one of these online schools? Did it help or hurt your career? What about graduate school admissions? Does an online degree hurt your chances to get into a great graduate school?"

Comments

The most important difference

[Mensa Babe]

is that traditional degrees are actually worth the paper they're printed on.

Re:The most important difference

[h3llfish]

Obviously you didn't go to any university at all, or you wouldn't be ending your sentences with prepositions.

Re:The most important difference

[Gilmoure]

is that traditional degrees are actually worth the paper they're printed on, asshole!

How's that?

Re:The most important difference

[Fallingcow]

Be careful with the insults.

I'm sure the guy's OK most of the time, but don't push him too far.

There are some things up with which he will not put.

English first!

[Anonymous Coward]

However, are these internet degrees even worth the paper their printed on?

If you can't find the error in that sentence, you shouldn't be allowed to get an online degree!

Re:English first!

[sam_handelman]

"This is the kind of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put." - Erroneously attributed to Sir Winston Churchill (probably another anonymous contributor to the same publication, AFAIK, identity unknown.)

"Where is the library at?"
"At Dartmouth, we don't end a sentence with a preposition."
"Oh, okay. Where is the library at, asshole?" - Anyone know the attribution to this joke?

Their for they're is wrong.

Re:English first!

[Anonymous Coward]

A famer's son had been accepted into Harvard.
New on campus, he was unsure of the locations of the various campus facilities, so he requeste directions from an upperclassman; "Sir, please tell me where the library is at."

With a foul expression on hi face, the upper classman replied "This is Harvard. We do >>>not end sentances with a preposition!"

The farmer's son tried again "Please tell me where the libreary is at, Jerk!"

(The AC-anti-script word that I am now asked to type from a graphic representation is "JUVENILE".... )

spam

[Anonymous Coward]

get your 0nline uni\/ersity D3grees now! Only ONE CLlCK away

it's the students

[kartan]

However, are these internet degrees even worth the paper their printed on?

Looks like the brick-and-mortar ones aren't worth much either.

Wow

[kramthegram]

I went four years for my degree at a private school at a cost of 21 grand a year. Thats 84 grand in total. You're telling me that paper they printed the degree on it work 84k, I'm heading to ebay right now!

petrie dish

[john_o_jerk]

give it a try and let us know how your career turns out!

Re:Do they make a difference

[The Ape With No Name]

An online degree. - Hmm.

Three years of study on the web or three years of study with parties, drugs, sex and women?

Ummm, we are talking about CS degrees here...

Re:I agree

[MstrFool]

But honestly officer, it's not a meth lab, I'm just working on my online chemistry class.

Online??

[Tmack]

I prefer degrees over radians, but whats this about Online degrees? It some newfangled way to orient the protractor??

Tm

Re:I agree

[Muhammar]

"Most CS degrees require that you take a few courses that aren't actually on computers. That's what the grandparent was talking about." ...if grandparent starts talking about latin and greek courses, just bribed the nurse to get him stronger meds.