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CPS recently sent out an email asking for students to rate them on Yelp so I figured, why not?

I enrolled in CPS in January 2013 and am a… Read More

CPS recently sent out an email asking for students to rate them on Yelp so I figured, why not?

I enrolled in CPS in January 2013 and am a little over halfway finished with my M.ED in Higher Education Administration. Overall I have been quite pleased with the experience and am pleasantly surprised by how much I have enjoyed the online format of my classes.

PROS: CPS offers six-week, intensive online courses that are great for working professionals. You have to realize before you sign up that these are accelerated classes, so a 3-credit course is going to wind up costing you about 20+ hours a week in homework. However, the classes go by quickly, and the online format makes them very easy to schedule around work. I have definitely been learning a lot, and even though I have more to go before I graduate, I feel like most of the skills I ve learned are applicable to my career. My program advisor has been really wonderful and responsive. Another pro is that most of the classes I have taken have not required super expensive textbooks, so I have saved some money there. I also really like the online portal, it is very easy to use.

CONS:  Northeastern University is huge and it is very easy to get lost in the shuffle. You really have to be organized yourself if you want to attend here--there is absolutely no hand-holding from the administration (which is a good thing, this is grad school after all). Make sure you keep records of all of your correspondence with everyone at CPS and FOLLOW-UP after requesting anything from the administration in case it doesn t happen.

Another con is that I have had a few bad teachers. Definitely read through the evaluations before you sign up with a particular instructor because classes fill up quickly and it can be hard to transfer to another section if you wait until the first week of classes each quarter.

In all, I am really happy to be here and am looking forwarding to finishing up next January. I ve learned a lot here and most of it has been applicable to my career.