Words of Wisdom by MrWes

A few days ago I wrote a post about “College names and reputations” the main goal of this article was to point out all the things you should consider when choosing a post-secondary school.  One of the words I’ve been hearing  alot lately is articulation or articulation agreement..

An Articulation Agreement is a written agreement between one educational institution and another institution that lists courses and their equivelant at the other college.  The purpose of this agreement is to help students easily transfer credits between educational systems; this is especially useful for transferring from a 2 year to a 4 year college.

Don’t assume any of your college credit is transferrable.  If you plan to attend more than one college to complete your education you should check the college articulation agreements.

If you attended college in California, you can check public articulation agreements by visiting  ASSIST (Articulation System Stimulating Inter-institutional Transfer)

Knowing which colleges have Articulation Agreements and which courses are being articulated can help you make important decisions about your educational future.

I recently started looking into updating my education.  It seems that a high school diploma and job experience will only get you so far in life.  An Associate Degree plus experience might get you a little further.  But if you want any kind of technical or professional job you probably need at least a Bachelor’s Degree.  For some employers even that isn’t enough. They want you to have a Master’s Degree or even better a PhD.

The other day I visited a college fair.  You get to talk with representatives of different colleges about their college or university and how it might fit your needs.  As I went from table to table, I would introduce myself and ask them 2 questions.  First, are they regionally accredited?  Second, do they offer the degree I’m looking for?  If they answered NO to either of those questions, I said thanks and then moved on to the next one.  I found four colleges that seemed to offer what I was looking for. Continue reading →