It's not ABET accredited, but it is regionally accredited -- which all of the big schools are. That means credits earned at WGU will generally transfer to a traditional school.
There are a lot of top schools that are regionally accredited in their CS department but not ABET.
ABET has been for more traditional engineering like Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and the like.
Even for those schools that do have their CS departments ABET accredited, it's a new thing.
The school I went to, University of Texas at Austin, for example, only became ABET accredited in CS in 2017. Whereas the ChE was ABET accredited in the 1930's.
So many are in this boat, though; having the chops they've built informally but not having the paper to get in the door.
I really like WGU because it focuses on competency rather than time in a classroom. I hope more educational orgs follow suit.
That said, my wife, who is getting a Master's in Nursing from WGU, is learning plenty -- but she can focus on the actual learning while testing out of areas that she already knows well.
Pluralsight is great. But the courses that stand out to me are the ones that have labs, specificially Quiklabs, embedded in them. I wish they'd highlight those somehow so I can find them
Nothing like hands on keyboard to get something new to click!
There are a lot of top schools that are regionally accredited in their CS department but not ABET.
ABET has been for more traditional engineering like Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and the like.
Even for those schools that do have their CS departments ABET accredited, it's a new thing.
The school I went to, University of Texas at Austin, for example, only became ABET accredited in CS in 2017. Whereas the ChE was ABET accredited in the 1930's.