Most Affordable Online CJ Degree Program?

[NOLACOP]

As all of you know by now, online degrees are super expensive. Im trying to find the most affordable online 4yr accredited cj degree program. I already have my 2 yr degree and hoping that I can transfer all/most of these credits. Any input?

[Kimble]

As all of you know by now, online degrees are super expensive. Im trying to find the most affordable online 4yr accredited cj degree program. I already have my 2 yr degree and hoping that I can transfer all/most of these credits. Any input?

Shop around is about the best I can tell ya. I hear American Military University (which is now regionally accredited) is pretty fair in their tuition price. I think they're around $250/credit hour, which is pretty damn good (click here). I've worked for Kaplan University (click here) and Virginia College (last I checked their tuition was $305/credit hr), both having tuition costs that are about average for online degrees.

[Joeyd6]

AMU is pretty cheap and undergad tuition INCLUDES your books! Guy in my office is doing it. He says it is just as much, if not more work than going to a college though, as your doing a lot of reading, self-teaching and posting homework and chats.

Good Luck!

[Kimble]

He says it is just as much, if not more work than going to a college though, as your doing a lot of reading, self-teaching and posting homework and chats.

That will actually hold true with any online college, not just AMU. Since you're not physically sitting in a classroom with an instructor in front of you, you have to amend the education process via chat rooms, discussion boards (actually similar to RP forums in appearance), and other resources available online.

[carterfsmith]

I'm in agreement on AMU/APUS and the time commitment, and I don't teach for AMU either :-)

Also in the same price range -- MountainState.edu & APSU.edu both have their own variations of a CJ curriculum designed for working cops. SPCollege.edu will be rolling out a gang-focused curriculum in the near future.

In the grand scheme of things, it's not (really) the cost per hour (as has been mentioned elsewhere in this forum). It's more about 1) your interest (and potential for completion) in the major, and 2) what you can do with it/what it can do for you. At the end of the day (or term), it's literally pennies per day that separate most of the options. If you do too much comparison shopping with higher education or ballistics protection, you may regret the decision later on . . .