I am looking into Aspen for my MBA...Does anyone have any experience with this school. They are offering a complete accredited MBA for $6,000. Seems like the best deal out there. The only catch is that you have to pay $3,000 up front.

Another note about the program there are 11 classes - 33 credits and a capstone project for a total of 36 credits. Each class is only 10 weeks long and there are 5 different sessions to take classes throughout the year. The website also says that there are only 2 proctored exams. It looks like the MBA could easily be accomplished in a year. DETC is the accrediting body. Looks good so far...

Here is the link to the website...
Aspen University

Just wondering if anyone was involved with this school or has looked into it in the past.

Thanks

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Excelsior BS - General Business
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010

121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!

54 credits transfered in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior

CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior (C)

GMAT: 600

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M.S. - Psychology
B.S. - Criminal Justice
A.S. - Administrative Management

Shoto-Advice:
"EC"
"CCU"
"Prayer"
"A Pass is a Pass"
"Slow and Steady - Wins the Race"
“Sometimes The Easy Way Is Not Always The Best Way”
"Passing a Petersons = Conquering a CLEP -or- Defeating a DSST"
"The 5 R's of Study: Repetition - Re-Enforces - Recognition - Recall - Retention"

"Always be Ready to Release Your Mind & Incorporate the Advice of Others into Your Plans."

"Studying is much like Boiling Water, if it is not Heated Constantly it will Once Again Become Cold Water."

Other Sources of CLEP & DSST Study Material

REA Books, Comex Books, Pass Your Class Guides, Standard Deviants DVD's, Petersons Practice Exams, Dummies Books, Idiot's Guides .

There are many solid MBA programs out there that are RA and Accredited by ACBSP starting at around $7K
Distance Learning Programs at Chadron State College

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Excelsior - BS Business


CLEP's: Macroeconomics 58, Microeconomics 51, Principles of Accounting 59, Intro to Marketing 71, Intro to Mgmt 70 Business Law 55, Humanities 61, Analyzing & Interpreting Literature 68, Social Sciences & History 62
DANTES: MIS 65, Intro to Business 68, Money & Banking 48 , Intro to Computing 61, Statistics 61, Ethics in America 67
ECE: Org. Behavior C, Ethics C
PENN F: Technical Math I C, Fin Mgmt. B, Info Lit A
TECEP: Ops Mgmt, Bus Policy

Thanks for the info Shoto...I never looked at those forums before...great info!

Looks like all of the feedback is pretty good on Aspen. The NA vs. RA thing still bothers me a little bit, but I am slowly getting over it.

A side note...I am going to be taking the GMAT in November to see if I can get into Wake Forest business school. Wake Forest just opened a new MBA campus in Charlotte, NC and they are looking for students. I would probably never get into the "actual" university's MBA program, but I might have a shot with the new campus if I can manage a decent GMAT...It's a 2 year program and it is all on campus, which sucks...but it would look nice on a resume.

Plus, I think my employer will pay for tuition if I get in...we'll see...I'll keep you updated...

Aspen is looking like the likely MBA school for me at this point.

Thanks Again

__________________
Excelsior BS - General Business
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010

121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!

54 credits transfered in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior

CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior (C)

GMAT: 600

This is a little late, but a good friend of mine is getting his MBA at Aspen and he is two classes in. He got in at the $4500 (up front) deal. He said it didn't seem like his first instructor looked at his work before grading it. He'd turn in an assignment and it would instantly be graded. He said his second instructor did actually look at his assigments, but only let him know about minor mistakes and the instructor has made no feedback on his actual work. The mandatory $100 notes for each class - he says they are a joke. They are riddled with typos and contain essentially the same information found in the books. But an MBA is an MBA I suppose.

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CLEP - Principles of MKTG - 69
CLEP - Info Sys & Computer Apps - 61
CLEP - English Comp w/o Essay - 62
CLEP - Principles of Mgmt - 74
DSST - Astronomy - 62




B&M Transfer Credits - 24 Completed

UMUC (that's right...) credits - 4 Completed

I am actually leaning towards a regionally accredited program. Chadron State looks pretty good. Just curious, does Aspen require you to take the GMAT to get into the MBA program? I could not find that anywhere on their website...

__________________
Excelsior BS - General Business
Enrolled at Jacksonville State University - MBA - complete in 2010

121 credits...ALL DONE BABY!!!

54 credits transfered in from prior college
54 credits by examination
6 credits from community college
3 credits from CSU-Pueblo (Operations Management)
4 credits for Information Literacy and Business Strategy from Excelsior

CLEP:
Principles of Macroeconomics (64)
Principles of Microeconomics (61)
Principles of Marketing (66)
Principles of Management (72)
Info Systems and Comp Applications (57)
Introductory Business Law (65)
Social Sciences & History (61)
DSST:
Principles of Supervision (58)
Principles of Statistics (67)
Introduction to Computing (60)
Principles of Financial Accounting (56)
Principles of Finance (55)
Money and Banking (52)
Ethics in America (66)
Management Information Systems (58)
ECE:
Ethics: Theory and Practice (B)
Organizational Behavior (C)

GMAT: 600

No, they only require you to send them a check.

edited here -->> Okay.. that wasn't really fair. My friend, did have to write an essay and go through a general application procedure. His grad credits from a prior school were also evaluated.

__________________
CLEP - Principles of MKTG - 69
CLEP - Info Sys & Computer Apps - 61
CLEP - English Comp w/o Essay - 62
CLEP - Principles of Mgmt - 74
DSST - Astronomy - 62




B&M Transfer Credits - 24 Completed

UMUC (that's right...) credits - 4 Completed