Outlier Launches Associate Degrees

[tuckerarabi786]

Hi
When did you start your Associate degree by GGU through Outlier?

I am thinking to start with them too?

Are their any other similar options available?
What made you select them ?

Are there many students in Discord Channel, where they add all students who are doing Associate.
Do you get Alumni benefits / career services / online library access from GGU ?

The first cohort begins January 2023.

Oh i see..

What do you think, is having an Associate degree from GGU worth it. 
Considering many IT Companies are located very near to GGU in San Francisco 

Or its better to take different courses from Outlier, and get credits from University of Pittsburgh - that ranks 181 in QS world ranking

Do we have any other similar options, like Associate degree from top-notch university at better pricing also? 

As eventually whoever plans to do Associate, will move to another University to complete BSc.

[MNomadic]

Hi
When did you start your Associate degree by GGU through Outlier?

I am thinking to start with them too?

Are their any other similar options available?
What made you select them ?

Are there many students in Discord Channel, where they add all students who are doing Associate.
Do you get Alumni benefits / career services / online library access from GGU ?

The first cohort begins January 2023.

Oh i see..

What do you think, is having an Associate degree from GGU worth it. 
Considering many IT Companies are located very near to GGU in San Francisco 

Or its better to take different courses from Outlier, and get credits from University of Pittsburgh - that ranks 181 in QS world ranking

Do we have any other similar options, like Associate degree from top-notch university at better pricing also? 

As eventually whoever plans to do Associate, will move to another University to complete BSc.

To be honest, no one really worries about rankings for associates degrees. If you like the looks of the program and think the price is right, go for it. See if you can transfer in some lower cost courses to bring your price down.

Most top notch universities aren't even going to have associates degrees, not will they be better priced than the GGU Degree+. If you want the cheapest possible associates degree, I believe you can do the BOG AAS or there's also a thread somewhere around about doing a cheap IT Associates at PUG. 

Also, many people get "free" associates degrees at TESU while completing their bachelor's requirements.

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Also, I guess you could consider the AS CS at UoPeople if the name, NA accreditation, and other quirks don't bother you.

[bjcheung77]

It's too expensive for an Associates, I would just do a bachelor's from some of the recommended providers instead for that price... You can then go for a master's using the MOOC options or one of the less expensive ones in the grad sub forum.