BA Computer Science Questions

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I have not, but I have friends who have and said they were not challenging at all and they only did it to save time and money and cared little if they learned anything. And there are posts about this online; many of whom say time and money are their reasons for taking them not quality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SophiaLearning/...ble_to_do/

https://www.reddit.com/r/WGU/comments/10...om_sophia/

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...estionable

I am sure you can find others. But, like I said, each his own. But I think more and more tech courses are actually trying to prepare students for industry certifications, cause that is one way to prove that a job candidate actually has skills, and are the courses are tailored to the content of the test - do sophia or study.com tech courses tailor their course content to any popular industry certifications? Do they have practical hands on labs from reputable providers? This is all again my opinion.

To pass Google's IT Support Certificate, you need to learn networking, and both Sophia and Study.com prepare you for that part of the certification.

Knowledge is knowledge, and Study.com and Sophia offer education in various subjects. You can always deepen your understanding of a subject by using external resources.

At the end of the day, you need the skills to do the job. College can only teach so much, and often, it focuses on theoretical skills over practical ones. After graduating, for some jobs, you may need to spend around 90 days teaching yourself the necessary skills to perform competently before applying for a specific position.