Is a school "too easy"?

[Alpha]

I think that as long as it’s regionally accredited that it will be comparable to most other regionally accredited with the exception of maybe top ranked programs. A top ten business school will probably be more rigorous than an unranked. By how much ? Idk. I think that regionally accredited with a additional business accreditation would be suffice evidence for rigor for most.

In general, I agree with this.  There are schools that are unaccredited but require "real work."  You actually have to take a test now and then.  You actually have to write an essay now and then.  There's some question about whether anyone actually reads them, but people will say "I did real work for that degree!"  I think of these schools as being substandard.  In my mind, unaccredited = substandard = too easy.

[Vle045]

I think that as long as it’s regionally accredited that it will be comparable to most other regionally accredited with the exception of maybe top ranked programs. A top ten business school will probably be more rigorous than an unranked. By how much ? Idk. I think that regionally accredited with a additional business accreditation would be suffice evidence for rigor for most.

In general, I agree with this.  There are schools that are unaccredited but require "real work."  You actually have to take a test now and then.  You actually have to write an essay now and then.  There's some question about whether anyone actually reads them, but people will say "I did real work for that degree!"  I think of these schools as being substandard.  In my mind, unaccredited = substandard = too easy.

That "business school" I went to was accredited by that one that went down in flames.  ASCIS, or something like that.  I am not sure I remember the correct acronym.

[Alpha]

I think that as long as it’s regionally accredited that it will be comparable to most other regionally accredited with the exception of maybe top ranked programs. A top ten business school will probably be more rigorous than an unranked. By how much ? Idk. I think that regionally accredited with a additional business accreditation would be suffice evidence for rigor for most.

In general, I agree with this.  There are schools that are unaccredited but require "real work."  You actually have to take a test now and then.  You actually have to write an essay now and then.  There's some question about whether anyone actually reads them, but people will say "I did real work for that degree!"  I think of these schools as being substandard.  In my mind, unaccredited = substandard = too easy.

That "business school" I went to was accredited by that one that went down in flames.  ASCIS, or something like that.  I am not sure I remember the correct acronym.

One alternative explanation is simply that you are too smart for one of those low tier schools.  I mean, let's face it, even in the realm of RA schools there is significant variation in the degree of difficulty.

[Pats20]

I’m not convinced that alt providers are “too easy”. I’ve know of kids whizzing through in person college courses without opening the text book. Or knocking out a university online course from start to finish in the final weekend. I def know Sophia English courses were far more intensive than my daughters university English courses.

Sure some courses may be easier for some people than others.
I challenge some to take sdc computer architecture or Straighterline calc and say that it was too easy. Will they be easy
For some ? Sure. But for most. I’d say not.

[KSoul]

I’m not convinced that alt providers are “too easy”. I’ve know of kids whizzing through in person college courses without opening the text book. Or knocking out a university online course from start to finish in the final weekend. I def know Sophia English courses were far more intensive than my daughters university English  courses.

Sure some courses may be easier for some people than others.
I challenge some to take sdc computer architecture or Straighterline calc and say that it was too easy. Will they be easy
For some ? Sure. But for most. I’d say not.

Great point using math as a test example for ease. We have a math focus family, and all aced through Straighterline, ALEKS & S0phia with ease on Algebra, Calc, Business Calc, Statistics, Macro & Micro Economics. However, throwing World History courses my way, even with our extensive travels worldwide, was much more complicated than it should have been. I tend to feel all courses that I have an interest in tend to feel easy because even if they require a lot of effort, I am enjoying the process vs. a universally defined easy course that I don't care for it at times feels painstakingly hard.

[MrPanda]

I took a "Financial Accounting and Taxes" course in Lisbon.

I passed, but with a D.

The course was divided in two sections: "Financial Accounting" and "Taxes".

I have been studying, but couldn´t concentrate much while reading during the 2nd section of the course, since all the "Taxes" section was about Portugal and the European Union. And I knew that I´ll never need or read again about any of that, ever.

[bjcheung77]

Depending on the person and the program requirements, some NA/RA institutions may seem a bit easy for the Associates or even the Bachelors level. When you get past that first initial undergraduate offering or two, it becomes more complex at the grad level. I, for one, think the BOG Associates from Pierpont (and similar institutions within WV or even outside of WV that offer similar programs) are too easy. They just need 12 RA at most and the rest can be transferred in, compared to other institutions that only allow a max of 25 or 50% transfer.

I've taken 3 Penn Foster classes and numerous other ACE recommend courses, many of them remind me of 'high school' level (I mentioned this in my Beginners guide) as I've taken a few of those courses in high school and the content/information taught are pretty much the same thing, it's like a recall/review of the info and touching up partially on things I may not have learned. Having said that, not all ACE courses are 'high school' level, an example is, if you've not taken Calculus or Stats, or any of the courses not offered by CLEP/AP, it's harder to grasp those concepts.

TLDR: In short, It's different for everyone and varies on each and every credential level. Some courses such as intro to a language (French, Spanish, etc) or another subject in college is equivalent in content as something taught in the final years of high school, even the textbook and other reading/videos or materials used in teaching are identical. For someone with acquired knowledge in the subject matter during high school, it may be easier for them when taking the course in college, for others who haven't taken that subject before, it'll be a different learning curve.