Here's my main concern: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/for-profit-university-subprime-student-poor-minority http://www.motherjones.com/politics/20

Here's my main concern: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/for-profit-university-subprime-student-poor-minority http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/09/for-profit-unive... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-meszaros/for-profit-colleges-maint_b_5788466.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julia-meszaros/for-profit-coll... Other than the rare exceptions like MIT, I'm very suspicious when anyone suggests a school that's not a CSU/UC or wellknown-general-accredited-community-college for solving diversity issues in America unless the school is completely free or something. And even then I still see it as wasted time. I agree with OP. I don't see an IBM school being valued in the same way traditional colleges/universities are. It's like the MCSE all over again. My general advice, don't waste time/money on any kind of certification/degree that is provided by a for-profit company unless you _really_ know what you're doing. e.g., SAP Certification when you're already working as an SAP consultant/employee making 6 figures.