Making My Decision

I spoke with an enrollment counselor with both Patten and Western Governors University. I've decided to go with Western Governors University, mainly because of how Patten's model is set up.

The Patten Model:
With Patten you are limited to taking one class at a time, and for each class you have to write 3 papers, do a project, and take a final. You are limited because it takes 2-3 days for the papers to be graded and 5-7 days for a project to be graded! That sucks!

The WGU Model:
With WGU you are given a pre-assessment to gauge your knowledge of the topic, and based on your score with the pre-assessment you can just take the final! So if you already know a ton about something, like maybe you've worked as a tutor in math and you know a ton about math already you can just test out! It's pretty much the degree equivalent of "CLEPing" You're also given more than one class at a time!

With Patten I did like how they set up the interview,  you were able to select a time from an appointment calendar from an e-mail. I wish WGU was set up like that! I have a hard time getting into contact with my enrollment counselor. I have no idea when she works and you have to set up appointments by calling.