Engineering

current student October 7, 2007 at 5:40 p.m.

Overall: "High accolades" Scale of 1 to 10 my rating is 9.

Materials: “Great”. Difficult and informative. You'll study subjects such as trig, calc 1,2, and diff equations, fourier transform, laplace transform,etc..

Technology: Virtual Labs include simulation software such as Microsoft Visual Studio.NET (C/C++ programming), Electronic workbench (SPICE, Matlab,Motorola ASM68K/EMU68K, Oracle, Microsoft project/Office/Xp/Frontpage. Tons of hands-on simulated lab work using simulated circuitry, oscopes (model tecktronix), DMM, spectrum analyzer, and more.

Teachers: Very helpful however; a bit slow to respond to home work questions. They're very knowledgeable about respected fields of study.

Institution: Leadership very helpful and supportive with students.

Value: I'm in the military and I value my degree from Grantham. I know it will help me get the right job and open many doors for me. I'll I ask is give us grantham students a chance...we will not disappoint you.

Use of Technology: Again, great software simulated technology and up-to-date information such as software releases. I would like to recommend the use of video for additional instruction. E.g. create a open courseware for students like MIT has on-line.

Code of conduct: Grantham’s has a very strict "Code of Conduct" and policy about cheating. Tests/exams are online and once you begin you have to cmplete the tests or faail. It's not easy to cheat or use open book testing like many threads are saying. BTW...not all tests are open book and tests are difficult enough that it requires math calculations or test aren't chapter by chapter its spread out throughout the entire book.

My final comments: Grantham is accredited by DETC. DETC is no different by governement standards then regional accrediation. This school is NOT a Diploma Mill. It is an accredited university and i highly recommend it to everyone.

I hope this helps!

Current student

WA4JM-Current Student Also November 15, 2007 at 12:10 a.m.

Student Advisors- At least mine, very accessable. Very Helpful.

Text Materials- Good enough for the job.

Overall, A fun leaning experiance that will lead to success.

QUANTICO MARINE December 20, 2007 at 12:59 a.m.

I have been taking courses with Grantham for three years and have found the edperience very positive. I am a Federal Government Employee and the degree is fully excepted for govt advancement because the school is accredited by the Dept of Education and CHEA. For those who say they cannot transfer credits, you should check on the CHEA website for HETA schools who have an articulation agreement. The includes 85 regionally and nationally accredited universities that will accept credits from Grantham. I know this to be true because I was rcently accepted into a M.S. Program at Capella University. You have to do your research before judging any school especially a school like Grantham that gave this U.S. Marine an opportunity to achieve a bachelors degree.

QUANTICO MARINE December 20, 2007 at 1:18 a.m.

The website for Chea is www.chea.org. The link for Heta is www.chea.org/heta. There is a search button at the bottom of the page. There are some very prestigous universities on the list. Just because Grantham may have been a bad experience for some, you have to realize it provides opportunity especially to military and federal employees.

former 29 stumps grunt February 28, 2008 at 1:14 p.m.

Hey quantico, CHEA only promises that one institution will consider transfering a credit. Individual credits are hard to transfer, accepting institution can/will go as far as researching your professor's educational background in some cases. You can get a degree completely from grantham and for most part it will be as good as any from another university, it depends on your employer.

please do your research... March 10, 2008 at 11:09 p.m.

Hello,

I found this pasage from the North Central Association
Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (one of six regional accreditation standards policies). Please see quote from the NCA policy letter.

"A school’s failure to submit a substantive change may result in changes to the school’s accreditation status.

Credits or Grade Placement. An NCA CASI postsecondary accredited school shall accept and classify transfer credits earned or grade placement from schools that are accredited by a recognized national, regional/trans-regional,1 or state accrediting agency without further validation based on the school’s policies and procedures governing such offerings. The school’s policies and procedures should be designed to ensure proper academic placement of the student."

Please read the fine print when telling others to goto a regional accredited school. Bottom line is regional is no better/worst than any of the other accredited bodies to include DETC.

thank you!

Robert November 18, 2008 at 6:34 a.m.

What a bunch of ranting this site has. I am a student at Grantham and I have had a great experience. I called one of my old brick and morter collegs and have gotten terrible service. And one of the gents said how you can cheat at Grantham. Well you can cheat at brick and morter just as easy. Have you ever boughten notes form expert note takers? I have seen it. Also, the clasess that I have taken I have learned more in them than any brick and morter college. Ever because I had to work my arse off to know this stuff. In brick and morter colleges I had to chase teachers down if I was luck I could see them. They were swamped with classes to make money. Or they would say get a tutor just like any college! I knew more than the tutors at these brick colleges. So people grow up. Education is what you make it. Grantham has been around for 51 years I am sure they are doing something right..I know the are helping me.
I always knew they were not ABET accredited. I did my homework. Go to a engineering college you babies..duh!
I am a network engineering major taking a BSCS and I dont need ABET. If you need ABET then go to an ABET school and shut your mouth....I have had a great experience GCE and so have many...
my 3.4 cents

Experienced Student December 12, 2008 at 3:22 a.m.

I am a 20 yr military veteran, married for fiteen years, 2 children. Grantham offers an opportunity for those with full time jobs and busy lives to earn a degree. The benifits of the actual education itself (provided you do your own work) is invaluable. I will be promoted to E-8 and possibly E-9, because of my AA and BS from GU. My records do not show which school I got them from or what accreditation it has. Additionally, I know first hand of individuals (prior military civilian's at a local company) who recieved an additional $10,000 in thier annual pay solely based on the fact that they had a Bachelor's degree. However, don't be confused. This is not a biased opinion. I understand that I already have a wealth of experience and a solid career. If your goal is continued education/higher learning (Masters or Doctorate,s degree)in "pursuit" of a career, I would not recommend Grantham or many other on-line colleges for that matter. If you do your "homework" in regards to your goals and aspirations, you will chose what is right for you. "Know your goal, or slow your roll."

joejoe January 17, 2009 at 10:49 p.m.

I am one of those students that went to a "brick and mortar" big ten school for my undergrad and have found the MBA program at Grantham to be a good fit to my current lifestyle. I do not have time to sit in class with people who have only read about the world, this old 1SG has been there. From what I have learned so far, it is giving me the advantage at my civilian job already. Bottom line it is what you put into it that matters.

pork chop May 21, 2009 at 9:44 p.m.

I graduated from the BSEET program at Grantham in 2005 because I already had a two year degree in industrial electronics from a technical college I needed a four year degree to advance my career in engineering and get paid the same as the guys who had BS degrees and were doing the same work. My employer was a Fortune 500 company who paid for my degree.

I have worked in engineering for over 8 years for a number of large and small companies. I am currently a Sr. Electrical Engineer for a Fortune 50 company making nearly six figures. I am also nearly completed with an AACSB accredited MBA from a regionally accredited state university. Thats correct- the second largest university in my state accepted my DETC Grantham degree for admission into their MBA program.

This being said, an engineering degree from a regional college is better than one from Grantham and possibly opens more doors. A degree from Grantham is much better than none at all.

Get a degree and get some work experience. Forget to be a failure and don't take no for an answer.

Here are some facts I've learned that can help you:

Grantham is not ABET or regionally accredited.

Most states require an ABET engineering degree to become a licensed professional engineer (PE). Grantham will most likely never get ABET accredited so don't count on this.

The vast majority of employers don't require or value a PE license and most engineers do not have one. The exceptions are civil engineering and power plant engineering.

Most employers don't care where your degree is from as long as you have one. Work experience, good personal skills, and a great attitude are much more valuable than a degree. I have not had any problems finding work with a Grantham degree and work experience.

Most colleges will accept general education credits from DETC accredited colleges.

Do not expect your grantham credits to transfer into engineering major programs at most colleges. Colleges are snobs in this regard so don't expect your credits to be easy to transfer unless there are specific agreements in place. It doesn't make any sense to take classes at Grantham if you plan on transferring somewhere else.