Thomas Edison State University Rankings by Salary Score

I have my AA from community college and wanted to finished by BA with the intention of moving on to grad school when my kids were older. I am now concerned that I won't get accepted with a "degree" from a bs school like this. The mentors, when they do bother interacting, have no input as to the syllabus, course content, or tests. Many of them aren't even the ones who grade the tests. They are not, by school policy, allowed to assign extra credit, which is unfortunate, because good luck passing any of the midterms.... Read More The study guides, when they exist, do not reflect the questions on the test. The assignments are mostly "busy work", some of them remind me of the assignments my 8th grade daughter is doing. I have 2 children, one of whom is about to go to college herself, and I thought this would be a good fit for me, as it was affordable and offered flexibility for my schedule. Unfortunately, in this case, "you get what you pay for" doesn't cut it, because even at it's relatively low cost, this place is a ripoff. As I frequently drive through Trenton, however, I can't help but notice all the new "school" buildings they've been putting up- for what?! To my knowledge there are no in-person classes, and they wouldn't even allow me to take my tests on campus, citing Covid restrictions. Instead they make you use a proctoring service that essentially requires you to download spyware on your computer while a stranger watches you take your exam through your webcam. I don't even want to know what the salaries of the "administration" of the school look like. I wish I could say better things about this place, let's just say I'm not going to be bragging about my graduation this summer. This school may work for some people- if you really just want the piece of paper and don't care if you learn anything and have a high tolerance for ineptitude, go for it. If you're looking to deepen your knowledge, or move on to another level of education, I'd say save your money and stay away.

TESU is fine, leaning towards bad. When you take a Midterm/Final, you can't even see your results when you submit your exam. You can see your grade in the grade book, but you can't see how you answered or the correct answers. Also, the proctoring service required to take an exam makes you download spyware onto your computer. Additionally, the professor for a given course has no influence in creating the syllabus or assignments. They can't view any of the exams, so they can't answer any questions about exam... Read More questions. I change my mind, TESU is a bad college which is only getting worse since they accept less transfer credits now- the only reason to go there.