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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:03 PM
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does anybody have experience with this school or know of anyone that has gone through their program?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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My co-worker took their business classes... he appears to be knowledgable regarding business subjects h:
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:11 PM
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are you just going for the degree or do you actually want to learn something?
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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are you just going for the degree or do you actually want to learn something?
degree and learn something.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:31 PM
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my old coworker got a ba marketing degree. it cost him close to $100K for a 4 year degree that you can get from most state colleges for a small fraction.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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i know some people who went there, some said it was a waste and now they're paying for it some said it was totally worth it, i think it all depends on what your going for.
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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i think if i had to go there it would just for the degree
ive had some awesome professors at the jr college i went to for a fraction of the price

altho i think some employers will take note of which school you got your degree from
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:38 PM
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One of my wife's co-workers got a degree through Phoenix, ended up costing her 40K...
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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we just hired a new CFO and he go his BS from Phoenix.

"Please join me in welcoming Mr. XXXXXXXXX, our new Chief Finance Officer.

His extensive experience includes Chief Financial Office, Vice President of Operations at Paramount Global Services, Chief Financial Officer at Crown Fence. He has experience in Recruiting, Training and of course Finance. He has been the President of Institute of Management Accountants, member of Vistage, member of Society of Human Resource Managers. He has completed Leadership Training from Dale Carnegie. Received his MBA in Finance from Canbourne University and his BS in Administration from University of Phoenix. He is also an ISO9001:2000 Certified Internal Auditor"
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 01:50 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canbourne_University

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