Military
10 Questions Servicemembers Should Ask an Online College
As a servicemember, choosing the correct Online college for you is an important decision. It can affect your career and life for years to come. Research shows that most people who end up transferring colleges didn’t adequately research their college of choice. This series of 10 questions has been designed to help you gather the information you will need to make the best decision.
Questions |
Answers – Baker Online |
| 1. Is this college For-Profit or Non-Profit? | Private, Non-Profit—which means we work for our servicemembers instead of shareholders. Just compare our military tuition rates withour For-Profit competitors and you will see the difference. |
| 2. Is this college Accredited? | Yes, we are Regionally Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools. |
| 3. How much does this college cost? | Baker Online’s military tuition rates and discounts are purposefully structured around military benefits to ensure that students incur little or no out-of-pocket expenses. Our military tuition rates start at $165 per credit hour. Contact us today to see if you qualify for this tuition rate and additional discounts. |
| 4. Will this college accept my transfer credits? More importantly will they count toward my degree completion? | Baker Online admissions offers a free transcript evaluation to assess the number of credits that will transfer and apply toward your degree completion. In addition to traditional transfer credits, we will also review your ACE credit as well as DANTES and CLEP. |
| 5. What kind of support do you offer to help me afford college (Scholarships & Financial Aid)? | Each student’s financial need is unique so we offer free financial aid counseling and work hard to find all the aid available to you. We invite you to get a jump start on this process by using our Financial Aid Estimator. |
| 6. What support do you offer students to help find them jobs after they graduate? | All Baker Online graduates receive Lifetime Employment Assistance—free and forever— to help them establish and sustain successful careers. |
| 7. What kind of academic support is available to me as a student? | At Baker College we offer our online students the same resources that are available to our campus-based students. These services include: Free Tutoring, Academic Counseling, Research Help, and an Online Library. |
| 8. What is the structure of the class? (Asynchronous vs. scheduled) How are new students orientated to the online learning environment? | Course structure is Asynchronous—your online classes are neither time nor place dependent. You can go online at any time of the day or night to read lectures and participate in discussion. Our Online Orientation Course teaches you the online environment before you begin your actual classes. |
| 9. Can I review the course list for my program of interest? (Compare major courses vs. general eds) | Yes, all of our programs course listings are available online. |
| 10. Are class start dates frequent enough to be convenient? | Baker Online classes begin every three weeks so you are never more than three weeks from getting started. Our full list of online start dates is available here. |
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