Communications degree?

[jb111]

Hi. My daughter, Tess will start college in 2018. With little real world experience, I'm thinking she will need to do at least some in person classes to get the growth benefits. Plus the transition from High School to pure online/testing might be tough. Tess is not a socialite but has a few good friends. She seems to be gravitating towards leadership in her activities. Since she's not a math/science person, humanities seems to be a good area, particularly communications. Excelsior has a program Excelsior College | Bachelors Degrees | Humanities Degree – Communications| Online Classes TESU has similar programs https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/Communications1.cfm I question how effective these can be online.

We will likely start with a combination of Community College and CLEP tests. When it is time to transfer, we'll look at funds (it's expensive in my state). Assuming the online path, I was wondering how others fared for this type of degree. There may be creative ways to get experience such as Toastmasters and working a job.

[cookderosa]

Hi. My daughter, Tess will start college in 2018. With little real world experience, I'm thinking she will need to do at least some in person classes to get the growth benefits. Plus the transition from High School to pure online/testing might be tough. Tess is not a socialite but has a few good friends. She seems to be gravitating towards leadership in her activities. Since she's not a math/science person, humanities seems to be a good area, particularly communications. Excelsior has a program Excelsior College | Bachelors Degrees | Humanities Degree – Communications| Online Classes TESU has similar programs https://www.tesu.edu/heavin/ba/Communications1.cfm I question how effective these can be online.

We will likely start with a combination of Community College and CLEP tests. When it is time to transfer, we'll look at funds (it's expensive in my state). Assuming the online path, I was wondering how others fared for this type of degree. There may be creative ways to get experience such as Toastmasters and working a job.

I think it will require motivation and resourcefulness to forge a career in communications based on what you describe. Not saying she can't do it, but she is setting a course that is harder to climb than many of her peers.
TESU's sweet spot is helping adults piecemeal together random credits into a degree, usually to knock down a mid-career brick wall that they've hit. What TESU doesn't do well, nor do they claim to do, is teach someone from scratch. Before you rule out your local community college's AA program, she might want to at least attend an info session or club for their communications/boradcast/journalism/radio students. See what she's about to give up before deciding.

[jb111]

Good advice. Thanks Jennifer. BTW - nice resources below your signature

[cookderosa]

Good advice. Thanks Jennifer. BTW - nice resources below your signature

Thank you!