I am in complete agreeance ThetaGrrl! And actually, ajuhdg, I do know A LOT about the subject because I have been researching this for the past several months. I knew Univ. of Phoenix has physical campus locations...that is how I got into the whole idea of a professional program to begin with because they don't have a physical location in my area. So, if I have to do an online program, I'm going to do the best I can find! If you'll go back and reread my posts I never said they were an online-exclusive program. And, on the topic of accreditation, the Univ. of Phoenix is NOT MBA accredited - at least not the AACSB accreditation that I am seeking anyways.
I think the whole "working professional" program is a GREAT concept, and I'm sure the classes are the same as if you were attending in person. I'm just concerned about the stigma that is attached to it. My employer told me flat out that he wouldn't give much weight to any MBA I earned online.
That blows my whole idea out of the water I guess....the whole point of earning the MBA is to get a better job!!!!