So to deny that there is risk of some employers discrediting or holding your degree in a lesser regard is a dangerous position to take. By all means feel free to bury your head in the sand and tell yourself the sky is pink and not blue. And don't forget, these aren't my personal notions alone. There are a fair number of employers out there with similar opinions.

Oh, I don't doubt that some employers would have an issue with a WGU degree. I'm just asserting that certain segments of employers (thankfully) don't define the rules for what does and does not qualify as a real university.

I'll take my chances with an online degree because I chafe under the rules of a traditional school. In CC, I regularly finished all 16 weeks of work for all 5-6 classes I was enrolled in by week 6 or 7, but I still couldn't take more than 18 credits per term, even if my schedule would permit. I was able to get 21 credits one term...after about a month of working with an academic advisor. With WGU, I've taken 25 credits in a little over 8 weeks, no questions asked.

Once I hit grad school, those limitations won't be an issue due to the difficulty and workload increase, but the undergrad level is painful (for me and those like me) because there is no flexibility of any kind for acceleration. I mean, what employer would be upset if your project team finished a 1 year project in 1 month whilst meeting every requirement and keeping your personnel happy?

This statement doesn't make sense. WGU is not empowered to alter the Cisco CCNA exam.

My apologies, I definitely misspoke. What I meant to say is that the courses provided by WGU for the cert tests go way above and beyond that which is strictly required for the cert exam. I take the courses as seriously as I did B&M courses and end up going, "What about [list of assorted topics]?" while sitting in the Pearson center.