Your experience at California Coast University? Interested in $21k doctorate.

[Duneranger]

That's condescending. But I'll address your definite uncertainty and let you know that I fully understand how a Doctorate works, enough to know that they are earned in a number of ways you would likely have an issue with, even from prestigious schools, and those degrees and methods of earning them are pretty well regarded. Given your take, you may not be aware of it.

You're entitled to your position. However, it's not indisputable, and it doesn't invalidate everyone else's. Everyone should do what's best for them and that won't always be in agreement with how you view it. No one is looking for an argument. You seem to be at odds with the general philosophy of the board which makes it bizarre that you participate on it. Personally, it would drive me nuts to be someplace I didn't agree with the spirit and direction of.

I’m here to inject reality into the discussion as someone who has done extensive in person and online schooling. If the philosophy of the forum is to collect and gather as many degrees as possible from random third world countries, elaborate transferring processes or unaccredited dubious programs. Then yes, I am at odds with that.

I always ask the, “why”. Well regarded is subjective of course, a PhD in History from UC Berkeley is universally well regarded. A random EdD online from an unknown school? No. There is a reason why 99% of PhDs are in person and online “doctorates” are relegated to either professional fields (DNP, DPT, DBA) or soft areas like DPA or EdD. They aren’t in the same league as a PhD and tensions someone who has one (forced due to my career field), they serve really no purpose practically.