Even Professors Have A Hard Time Picking Online Degree Programs

Here’s a absolutely classic illustration of how hard it is, even for a college professor, to choose an online degree program that fits their career objectives. The Beaumont Enterprise recently reported that a tenured professor at Lamar University in Texas is in hot water because of a psychology Ph.D. she got online from California Coast University. That school, unfortunately, is on a list of colleges the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board says gives out degrees that are “fraudulent” or “substandard.” The professor says her course of study at CCU cost her thousands of dollars and involved a great deal of hard work. Fortunately, she won’t lose her job because she was originally hired on the strength of another degree she got from UCLA. She’s lucky — she could have been charged with a misdemeanor if Lamar had hired her on the basis of the California Coast University degree. It all goes to show that, with professional training in particular, you need to make sure the degree you’re getting online matches your employer’s requirements exactly.
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