Do universities and employers discriminate against people with an online degree?

[Kev]

Since the program they are offering consists of distance learning, it seems unlikely that they'd disallow credentials earned the same way.  Still, you could email them and ask.  It's a simple question- one I sent to MULTIPLE medical and nursing schools when I was in the market.  I asked point blank if sciences with labs taken via distance learning were acceptable.   Initially I was going to send it to all the MD and DO medical schools (and some nursing) but it got boring after a while when EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. told me it didn't matter....with their requisite "ideally taken in person" thrown somewhere in there.  
It is my OPINION that applicants to post-bac programs are evaluated differently than those teens applying to undergraduate programs.  Post-bac/grad applicants are multilayered and have life experiences.  They are 3D whereas sometimes a teenager may have very little to fill up an application with- making things like high school transcripts/SAT scores very important.  Wherever you apply, they'll be looking at much more than whether or not you studied online, so taking care to meet all the requirements exactly as they've asked and then filling in all the blanks with robust and positive reasons they should let you in would be my plan.  Volunteer, letters of rec, etc. - these are all good ways to make a good impression.  I wish you all the best, and for now, let's get that bachelor's degree!

I had the same thought, but I read online that they discriminate against people with distance degrees—yeah, being distance education themselves doesn't make that illogical at all (sarcasm), haha.  

I could send them an email and see what they say. Thanks for the idea!

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I would assume yes they do discriminate - as to how much is hard to say, but some of the discrimination is sometimes legitimate.  I've met some people who only had 'online classes' who...  might have the technical knowledge taught in the class but seem to lack some of the social unwritten rules and such also learned in class.  Just like sometimes homeschooled kids can be extremely intelligent but lack some of the practical skills learned in school with others.  (note I said sometimes, and this isn't meant as a slight - just my experience)  Sometimes that experience is literally learning how to deal with totally unfair bullsh_t believe it or not... bullies in class, teachers that take some random mislike to you (the same way that some boss or manager might and then youre dealing with office politics - which is not taught online) and crap nobody should have to deal with, but everyone usually does anyways.  If nothing else starting online then transferring and graduating from somewhere more physical might help mitigate that.

I dont know the specifics of your field but I do know that the more work experience you have, the less the degree matters - just that you have one - because after the first job or two you're sort of considered proven and it's more important what your work history is.  So in the worst case be prepared for a tough first job or two (be really sure you make the employer happy and get good references) and after that it's probably much less of a deal.

Yes, people pay 50K+ for a degree in general life lessons!  Paying 1/5 of that for only the knowledge, when you already have had a lot of life lessons, is a lot better.