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CMU online education program earns high marks from U.S. News and World Report
Posted: February 2, 2012 at 9:41 pm
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Central Michigan University's online education program is getting some attention.
In the U.S. News and World Report's first Top Online Education Program rankings, CMU earned two No. 3 marks and one No. 10 mark, among other rankings.
The top marks were for students services and technology for online graduate business programs and student engagement and accreditation for online graduate education programs. Other high marks include student services and technology in bachelor's programs, student engagement and accreditation in graduate business programs and student services and technology for graduate education programs.
CMU offers nearly 200 online bachelor’s degree programs and 170 online master’s degree programs.
"The continued growth of CMU’s online programs, both in increased course offerings and student enrollment, reflects CMU’s commitment to providing learning environments that are of the best academic quality while offering flexibility and faculty engagement that meets the educational needs of our students," said Merodie Hancock, vice president of CMU’s Off-Campus and Online Programs.
Alumni of CMU's online programs include Gen. Norton Schwartz, current chief of staff of the Air Force, and Michael Orris, chief procurement officer for Rolls-Royce.
CMU has 28,000 students at it's Mount Pleasant campus and 50 off-campus locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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Why I Chose Online Education: Bill Chamberlain
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Bill Chamberlain is working toward an online master's in education from CALU.
College education takes all sorts of shapes these days, as students more often choose nontraditional routes to a degree. Many people of different ages, backgrounds, and career goals are now looking to online education programs. Here's why one person chose an online degree.
Bill Chamberlain has traveled a variety of educational routes. After dropping out of high school, he joined the U.S. Army in 1986, and there, earned his GED. Toward the end of his seven-year military career, Chamberlain began taking a variety of night classes for college credit. When he opted to leave the Army, he took his random assortment of credits from night courses to Charter Oak State College in Connecticut, which helped him transfer the credits into the beginnings of an online bachelor's degree in general studies.
Chamberlain earned his undergraduate degree from Charter Oak in 2009, but says it was tough for him. Not only was there more coursework than he expected, but in the five years he spent taking classes, he also worked 45 hours per week as an electrician and raised two children with his wife. After receiving his degree, Chamberlain realized that continuing as an electrician would be too physically demanding as he got older. He thought back to his days of teaching military specifics in the Army and decided to become a teacher. Chamberlain earned the teaching certificates that allow him to teach electrical technology classes in vocational high schools, which is what he does now, and next he's pursuing an online master's degree in education.
Age: 44
Online program: California University of Pennsylvania
Degree pursued and graduation year: M.Ed. in technology education, expected June 2013
Why an online degree: "I'm one of these people who has to be the best at everything they do," Chamberlain says. "And the next step in my career as a teacher was to get my master's degree." Chamberlain first tried to earn that master's degree through an on-campus program at Central Connecticut State University, but says that driving from home to the high school where he worked, to the university, and then back home was just too much. Plus, the classes that he needed to take were sometimes only offered during the day, when he was teaching. So Chamberlain chose to pursue his degree online, so he could learn on his own time.
Degree impact: "A master's degree is going to allow me more choices for employment," Chamberlain says of the advanced degree that will allow him to teach at any public school in the state, as opposed to his current certificate, which only permits him to teach at Connecticut's 17 vocational schools.
Biggest challenge of earning an online degree: "The hardest part was realizing that when you're at home, you still have a schedule. You have to block out time, and you have to sit down, and you have to do the work," Chamberlain says. "It's too easy to go home, turn on my computer, and get lost playing a video game or something."
Advice for future online students: "Really do your research and figure out exactly what's involved before you try [to] do it," says Chamberlain, who took 400-level classes as a Charter Oak freshman because he didn't research the program. And, he says, "don't think it's an easy degree; understand that it's a lot of work."
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CMU online courses receive high marks
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MT. PLEASANT, MI (WNEM) -
U.S. News and World Report, in its first-ever Top Online Education Program rankings, gave CMU high marks in a variety of areas, including student engagement and assessment, student services and technology and faculty credentials and training.
CMU started its distance learning program in 1971 with more than 50 locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Merodie Hancock, vice president of CMU's Off-Campus and Online Programs, says the rankings provide independent affirmation of CMU's long-time focus on student success and service.
"The continued growth of CMU's online programs, both in increased course offerings and student enrollment, reflects CMU's commitment to providing learning environments that are of the best academic quality while offering flexibility and faculty engagement that meets the educational needs of our students," Hancock said.
Highlights of the rankings for CMU, which offers nearly 200 online bachelor's degree programs and 170 online master's degree programs, include:
Number 3 ranking for student services and technology for online graduate business programs. Number 3 ranking for student engagement and accreditation for online graduate education programs. Number 10 ranking for student services and technology in online bachelor's programs, number 11 ranking for student engagement and accreditation in online graduate business programs, and a number 20 ranking for student services and technology for online graduate education programs.
"The success of CMU's alumni, which includes top military leaders, executives of the country's leading businesses, top educators and administrators at all levels of government are testimony to the focus CMU places on helping its students succeed," sHancock said.
Notable alums include Gen. Norton Schwartz, current chief of staff of the Air Force; Michael Orris, chief procurement officer for Rolls-Royce; Vivien Crea, Vice Admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard; and Scott Bernard, federal chief architect.
The school says the high ratings in technology reflect CMU's focus on making online learning accessible, interactive and engaging for students so they can complete a rigorous online program and experience the same academic environment as students in a traditional classroom setting.
"Technology, combined with faculty who bring real-world experience to the educational setting, is another testament to CMU's ongoing commitment to providing faculty who are responsive and engaged with their students regardless if it is online or in a face-to-face setting," said E. Gary Shapiro, CMU's executive vice president/provost.
Central Michigan University is one of the country's 100 largest universities, with more than 28,000 students enrolled on its main campus in Mount Pleasant, MI, its more than 50 locations and online.
Select locations include Atlanta, Washington, Detroit, Camp Pendleton, CA, the Pentagon, Toronto and Guadalajara, Mexico.
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