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[Viper Chief]

I'm starting to work on my Bachlor's degree, and I really want to get my B.S. in Computer Science. However, I've learned that, with my job, going to class is a PITA. I'm in the military and no matter how much I want to go to every class, too much stuff comes up. That doesn't even include having to travel every few months.

So, I was looking at the possibility of online classes. I've taken a few and did really well in them (whereas I barely seem to pass my in-class classes because of how much I end up missing). Specifically, I found that Regis University has an online B.S.C.S. Regis is a pretty good Tier I university.

I just wanted to get some opinons of getting this degree online. I looked at the course listing for them, and it seems to be about the same as any other C.S. program, including the Capstone projects.

So, what do ya'll think? I'd really like to get my B.S. done, but I want to make sure I'm getting a good education.

[WingedPanther]

Two things:
1) this is one of the few degrees where getting it online actually makes sense
2) transcripts don't normally indicate whether classes were online or not.

I also found a college where you can get a masters or PhD in CS online.: NSU Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences

[Viper Chief]

WingedPanther said:

Two things:
1) this is one of the few degrees where getting it online actually makes sense

Why is that?

[BlaineSch]

Probably because its a computer degree and you take it using totally a computer.

[Viper Chief]

Jordan said:

Because the degree involves computers, which you can do 100% remotely.

Online classes, IMO, are like a self-study with guided motivation (fail, loose your money or pass). It sounds like a great degree and Regis is a very well known school.

This is what appeals to me. I'm a self-motivated person and I like doing things on my time. That's why I'd love to work as a programmer at a company that let me do my own scheduling. But, I digress.

My main concern was making sure I could still get a good education this way. The only reason I even questioned it was because there aren't many CS offerings online, as opposed to other disciplines. I can't think of a reason for this, so wanted to ask some people who had more knowledge than me in this field.

They even have a class just on Assembly, something I really like. Anyway, this looks like a good option to me. Thank ya'll for your responses! I guarantee you'll see more of me as I start programming more.

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Can you learn reading books? This will be how you learn with online schooling.

[Viper Chief]

Yeah. I'm pretty good at picking stuff up just from reading.

[WingedPanther]

The online programs tend to be in "popular" fields. The problem with them is they also tend to be stupid, in my opinion. Look at all the schools with online MBA programs, for example. It's been turned into a garbage degree that you get so you can get a raise, not because it truly helps you do your job better.

I found one school that offered a master's in physics with an emphasis in lasers :)

[Viper Chief]

Seeing all the schools that are the way you describe is what makes me weary of doing this. However, Regis is still a good school, so I'm hoping it'll work out.

[Viper Chief]

I just wanted to come back in here and thank ya'll. I will be doing the whole online thing with Regis. My first class starts on the 24th of August. Really looking forward to it. I was looking at the supplemental material for the class. They start right off with teaching binary, octal and hexadecimal.

It doesn't take long before they move into teaching Assembly and then finish off with an intro to C++. The next couple classes dive even further into C++. I am greatly looking forward to working towards my CS degree instead of just play around with classes.

Is it wrong that I get extremely excited reading the syllabuses for my CS classes? I'm taking a lot of networking classes, too, since I've always been intereted in network/system administration as well as programming.

Well, as I said before, I'll see ya'll more as I start picking up programming, again. I haven't been doing much. I miss it and have been playing with C++ lately as I get ready to start class.

[BlaineSch]

Congrats! If you need more help programming we all have links to tutorials, and I have a huge youtube series list which has series of everything to learn about.

http://forum.codecal...-tutorials.html