Is Baker College Online an accredited school?

Answer 1

Don't get this confused with Baker College which is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and also offers online education.

This is a different school - Baker College Online - is not accredited

Both websites are similar in looks and colors

A Former Student's AnswerStay away from Baker College Online. The benefits of online education are completely lost on this institution because they have an inflexible timeline and extreme participation requirements.

Timeline: Everything is due by Midnight EST no exceptions. That means that students on the west coast, which I was, had to complete their assignments by 9 PM. When I made this point to an instructor and a dean, their responses were identically absurd: "East Coast students may have more time at the end of their day, but you have more time at the beginning." I guess their logic was that I should wake up at three in the morning to get started on my coursework. This is a ridiculous way of doing business because it wouldn't cost them anything but a little understanding to make the exception. It's not like any of the instructors waited until midnight to grade papers anyways.

Participation: To get full credit for participation, students have to log into their online classes and make two 'substantial posts' twice a day, 6 days per week. This equates to a traditional brick and mortar student going to class 6 days a week and actually participating each time; it just doesn't happen. Imagine, if you were like me and took 2 - 3 classes at a time, you had to make 24 to 36 participation posts per week! All before midnight EST! The instructors sure held the students to this requirement, but typically never adequately facilitated enough discussion to make that many substantial posts.

They are also really stingy with transfer credit. They only gave me about 8 credits for all of my military training and experience. The bottom line is, don't go to this school for any reason. The only real benefit they provided me was that the classes were only 6 weeks long; a feat which is duplicated by other online universities.

AnswerNo. Baker College is not a good school. The courses are ok, but the problem lies in the fact that it's not a traditional school. If you go to the brick and mortar school itself, then it's a fair institution. An online degree as far as employers are concerned, doesn't mean a whole lot. Someone with an online degree doesn't stand a chance with someone applying for the same job who received their degree in the traditional way. Buyer be wary if you intend on getting your education online. Answer Choosing the right education depends largely on self knowledge and the purpose you intend on the education. Furthermore, the quality of an education the student experiences depends largely on the student themselves. It should also be mentioned that how the student applies their education plays a major role also.

I have not attended Baker or an online school, but I can say that some of the most prestigious schools in North America have complete online degree programs that are totally online. Univ. of Waterloo has several degrees, in the liberal arts, there are complete Certificate programs in an Ivy League school, but you should research these options individually.

I would like to clarify some of the things said earlier. No one cares if the degree was earned online or on campus. The employer won't ask, since the resume won't show it, and the registrar office won't say it was online, because it's the same degree as the on campus one. You study from the same textbooks, listen to the same professors, and do the same work. In fact, I would say the online method is far harder, requiring more discipline, more focus, and more time management.

You'll have no one to depend on but yourself.

There is a lot of bias to on campus degrees, largely because people already spent $35,000 or more on their degree and they resent someone doing it with a computer, but the fact remains that online learning is not new, it's only that it has grown and can now contain entire degrees or certificates or diplomas, etc.

Baker College Online is not regionally accredited. <-------- Not true, see below.

Search The Higher Learning Commission directory for accredited institutions at ncahlc.org. A Commission of the North Central Association, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504.

Baker College Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and it is listed on their website. It is a fully accredited school, and in my opinion a very good one. I have been to both brick-and-mortar and online schools and I like Baker a lot.