> No, to me a diploma mill is someone who says, "Hey, send me $500 and
> I'll send you a degree. If you have $500 you must know something."

Fair enough.

> If BC is British Columbia, then this falls under "non US" school and I'm
> not really informed about how it all works (I do know something about
> how most grad schools and PE boards look at non US schools, but that is
> yet another issue).

You guessed right ;) but it's really a tech school, and they have a
reputation for working the students pretty hard.

> If it is a US school then it sounds like a #2 school to me. My ex son in
> law, for example, got a ASEET from ITT and it certainly makes him
> hirable. But almost none of it (and maybe none of it at all) would
> transfer if he wanted to work on a BS from a regionally accredited
> school. If you are seeking engineering work, I think the EET degree has
> a bit of a stigma and an AS degree does too. It is a shame -- one of the
> best engineers I ever knew had a BSEET from Georgia Tech.

From BCIT, in the EET or, now CEET (Computer and Electronics Engineering
Technology.  Whew, what a name!), there is the option of taking a one-summer
conversion program at either Lakehead University, or UVIC, which puts you at
the level of 2nd year engineering students.  Of course, there's all that
actual practical experience that you get along the way as part a BCIT
student, which the engineering students at a university are a lot more hard
pressed for.

> So don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the #2 schools. As long as
> you know you are there to learn and not there to get a diploma that will
> be widely applicable in other academic ventures. Smart employers want to
> hire people who know how to do work, and they aren't such sticklers
> about accreditation IF they know the school involved.
>
> However, Joe Tech might be known by local employers but not by employers
> across the country. In this case, the fact that Joe Tech is not
> accredited may be a factor.

This is true, though I have heard a story of a BCIT radiology tech working
in Belgium (I think)...

> So my original point in one sentence: Pick a school that will match your
> goals.
>
> Al Williams
> AWC
>
> P.S. Thanks to MIT (a fine school by all accounts) for hosting the list.
> Not to mention the admins!
>
No kidding!

--Brendan

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