I recently visited the Kalamazoo Valley Community College and decided to enroll in the school’s two-year transfer program which is designed for those seeking a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from Western Michigan University. As long as my grades are kept up, which I have no doubt in my abilities, my new course work at KVCC will transfer directly to WMU once completed. The time it takes to complete this part of the degree will depend on how many credits transfer from Baker College and the other schools I have attended.

The only drawback now will be the lack of time to attend classes in a full time role since I will now have to attend a true classroom unless some of the required courses are offered as web-based courses which means the degree could take a bit longer than expected to complete. However the advantages outweigh this drawback. Some of the advantages are the credit hour cost is a bit over half the amount of Baker College, the degree is fully accredited and will be recognized if I want to advance my academic studies past the Bachelor level, and finally……

No more draconian participation policies which in the past could drop my grade by up to two grades if the facilitator (the teachers/profs. really are not there to teach) did not feel the participatory posts I wrote on the Blackboard system were quality material even if I aced all homework, projects, quizzes and tests within the course! Besides the Blackboard system (do not get me started on this system and its company’s Google Search Results, Blackboard patent lawsuits), the participation policies are the policies I disliked the most since points were assigned for participation based on the facilitator’s opinion.