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Voltron1993 t1_itqxbem wrote

I would probably recommend saving yourself a trip. The college is located in a remote part of the state. The airport you would fly into would be Bangor Airport and then you have like a 3 hour car trip. If your going to be an online learner, then visiting campus is a moot point. You can schedule all appointments via Zoom with most campus office's, etc. Invest that money you would spend on a ticket, car rental, and hotel and invest it into a good computer for your program or desk/chair. I work in higher ed in the state, and I am assuming you are going into the YourPace program? If yes, then this program and staffing is great. You should have a good experience.

The UM system has like 7-8 campuses across the state. The have on accreditation for all of the campuses instead of each school being accredited by NECHE. Not really an issue for the students. UMPI is small and the school itself is not much to write home about, but it serves the needs of the people in that remote part of the state.

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yeahigotnothing t1_itr2066 wrote

You can fly into PQI, if you don't mind the Fisher-Price plane experience...

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thesleazye OP t1_itr3tlh wrote

At least it's a jet. I've flown via prop in Southern California and Central America. That's an experience that makes you contemplate writing a will.

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thesleazye OP t1_itr0b09 wrote

Gotcha and thank you for the reply. It’s informative. I know there’s a twice daily flight from Newark to PI, so that would help.

Your point is valid: save unnecessary spending.

It’s that YP program mentioned and the accounting one. I’m already 15 years into my career and have an Econ degree, but I’m sitting for my CPA (already eligible). My motive also is that those darn job sites filter me out for not having an accounting degree. It seems silly, given my experience and that I’ve held accounting management positions for the last 5 years. $1,400/session so that I’m not filtered out from higher paying jobs seems like a good ROI.

Waiting on my results from the adcom, but if it works out: I’ll be grateful for the opportunity.

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yeahigotnothing t1_itr25pa wrote

I wasn't aware that UMPI offered Accounting specifically. When I got my BA with an Accounting Concentration a few years back, that was the only option.

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thesleazye OP t1_itr5dep wrote

UPMI currently offers two options, in person:

- BA Accounting

- BABA Accounting

YourPace has three options:

- BA Accounting

- BABA Accounting

- BLS Accounting

I applied for BABA, but given my transfer hours, they may say I should go BA route.

I don't really mind either BA or BABA. It's basically the same as the BBA Acct or BAcct I've seen at other schools and seen while hiring applicants at my previous companies.

Given my situation, I'm looking at UMPI or Thomas Edison State University. I looked at other online bachelors: the University of Houston (my first choice) doesn't allow second bachelor degrees in their business school, and the University of Alabama Birmingham required me to re-do almost 2 years of coursework.

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fivenightrental t1_itrz44x wrote

Between these two choices, I'd say you're much more likely to have a personal, individualized experience at UMPI, it's a smaller campus, even if you're a 100% online student, they take a lot of pride in fostering connection with their students.

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thesleazye OP t1_itthbfr wrote

That’s a refreshing perspective considering that my first undergrad was 50,000 people.

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Xiizhan t1_itresf8 wrote

UMPI is very close to DFAS, so they’re catering to that need.

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