Excelsior. Good College? Anyone Liked/Hated It?

[Christopher]

Okay so at some point I’m going to take on one of the three colleges here. I’m leaning towards Excelsior but not for at least another semester as I want to knock off a few G.E. classes at the community college that’s 10 minutes from my house and have online/night classes. Funny how to get an AA you might only need English 1A but to get an BA you need 1 and 2. Or for an AA just two sciences courses but for a BA you need that extra lab class. So I need to fill in those “holes” of GE left between the AA and BA.

Excelsior is is Latin for “Higher” which I guess in this case is a reference to higher learning or higher education. Smart name for a college hehe. But, that’s not why I’m interested in the college. I like their format, Master’s Degree option, and their liberal policy on transferring credits in (my “Theater Arts: Stagecrafts” class won’t go to waste) Just curios on people’s views of it. Positive, negative, neutral experiences? I know all colleges have their ups/downs. Even UCLA here in Los Angeles. Some people love UCLA some people claim it’s a biased college. So like anything else, it’s a matter of personal opinion. The key I’m looking at is online flexibility. I work like most people so I need the option to be able to work on my classes at night/morning/lunch time. Be able to communicate with teachers if I need help with something. Only thing is, Excelsior has only a 3.8 rating. Rate My Professors - Review Teachers and Professors, School Reviews, College Campus Ratings

One of my main question is classes. Are classes all year around or can you start in sessions? Traditional colleges like UCLA have the standard 18 week Fall/Spring and that’s about it. Summer is limited and once Fall/Spring starts…that’s it. You pretty much start in January or August and there’s no other options. I rather focus on two classes in one eight week period then five classes spread out of a long 18 weeks. If that makes any sense.
My runner up is Charter Oak. I like Charter Oak, but everything seems to be “General Studies with a Concentration on…”

Colleges I’m not interested in is anything not regionally accredited. Or technical schools like ITT Tech, etc. My best friend went to ITT Tech and quit after two semesters. None of the colleges/universities would accept his credit. Even some jobs wouldn’t recognize it as legitimate.

Thanks,
Christopher