I have to say that since the early 2000's, the UCCS college of education has vastly improved - and I am now friends with a number of different faculty members in the UCCS Ed Dept. I remember completing HUNDREDS of hours of observational practicum as well as student teaching before being credentialed. Honestly, the program was hard as hell because it was designed to be just as difficult and valid of an educational training program as any four-year university or graduate school, but it was marketed to us working professionals who already had been busy working in actual careers for a few years. In fact, of the two hundred or so students in my graduating class of 2004 only about half actually completed the Masters. I have to say that although the University of phoenix has received much deserved negative scrutiny for being a "diploma mill" in its schools of business etc., I found the education masters program in Colorado Springs to be highly complex and rather difficult to complete. It was able to deliver curriculum and credits in a hybrid model online where you would do your work a couple days a week in person and still have to complete extra work at night with groups. It can't be stressed enough: at the time this college was absolutely on the cutting edge of higher education. So, Being the kind of person who had been running his own business with his father for close to 10 years, I decided to look elsewhere to earn the necessary credentials to enter the education profession. Even though I had a terrible first impression, I still stuck with a program for another semester before concluding that the UCCS college education just wasn't going to give me the kind of education I needed to make a difference in the world. I should've known that something was amiss when the very first professor (who shall remain nameless and is now thankfully retired from the department) told everyone in our first class on the first day that only about 10% of us "deserved" to become teachers. There is no better time than the present to make a change for the better. Hope this has helped in making a decision to join. While, yes, it may not be for everyone and maybe I’ve just lucked out but you do get what you put in and I’ve put in a lot of work to get this far and it’s been an amazing experience so far. I’m very happy with everything and grateful to have a great counselor whom I can ask questions about the program with or even about financial questions. I’m practically done with my Gen Ed and by Oct will start phase one of the teachers' program. I feel like I’ve gotten a quality education so far. I have always been in contact with instructors whenever I had a question about something but there is also a class forum to ask questions where the instructor or peers can answer questions for you. But honestly that has also happened at a brick and mortar college class for me so it was no different other than the teacher automatically picking the teams for us at UOPHX. I’ve had great teams in most classes where EVERYONE pulled their weight and only one class where there wasn’t much communication with my team and was forced to do most of the work. I have read some reviews where classes put you in teams for projects and yes it can be tough but like everything it’s all about communication.
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