Hello... First, I am a Capella PhD student who is about done!! My dissertation is currently in the committee approval and is about to be turned into the school for approval! With that said...for those who are questioning the validity of Capella, you will have to make your own mind up, but from my experience...it is no joke. I have felt like giving up before, but the school of B&T kept pushing me. The dissertation process was the hardest thing that I have ever done, mentally (and I have done several demanding tasks in the US Army). It wasn't hard from the "Capella sucks" mindset...but from the "you can't just walk in there, pay your money, and get your degree" mindset. For those who have that mindset about Capella, you need to be put away for insanity (or for frivolous motivations).

Do I ever feel that I have to defend my degree (or soon to be degree)? Sure. Why? Because all of the nut jobs out that that have zero clue what distance education is about and their failures on life in general. I, like I said, am a veteran. Mom and dad couldn't pony up for me to go off to school right out of HS (not that there is anything wrong with thatjust making a point). When I got out of the Army, I had started a family and a career, so the act of going to school (even part time) was hard. But I did it with my BS and MS.

Something that I have learned about these people with pessimism towards Capella is that they are on tilt, have had their "wittle" feelings hurt by the process, or just are down right mad/ jealous that there are other options than the traditional B&M route (of which my BS and MS are from B&M schools).

With all that praise said, and to show my non-partisanship towards Capella, I will state that I feel they over advertise on mediums such as the Internet, which brings down the "shine" in a sense. Also, they do need to start putting forth some more stringent standards on acceptance...i.e...GMAT scores, etc. AND of course the cost...it isnt cheap! Just MHO.

Oh...almost forget....for the "Einstein" that made the idiotic remark that people that go/ graduate from Capella have no real world experience... Dude, get a clue! I have active duty military experience, collegiate teaching experience, and over 10 years of professional IT experience. You can take your foot out of your mouth at any time :)