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Re:I dropped out of MIT and started a new college in San Fra... by tastroder on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:27AM (#21081155)
According to their FAQ their accreditation seems to be some sort of "incubation program". https://www.makeschool.com/computer-science-degree/faq

It seems like much of what I would call fundamental in a CS degree is integrated into projects in their curriculum. I mean I get that they call it "applied" but a CS major with a data science specialization that doesn't seem to have dedicated statistics courses for example? I'm really wondering what kind of graduate that produces.

Aside: Is this weird income share agreement model common in the US at this point?

Edit: found a seemingly non-ad interview on the accreditation and incubation period https://www.wscuc.org/news/wscuc-incubation-policy-supports

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Re:I dropped out of MIT and started a new college in San Fra... by dbcurtis on Thursday September 26, 2019 @10:45AM (#21081336)
> Aside: Is this weird income share agreement model common in the US at this point?

No, rather radical, and a key point of this school.

What is common in the US is debilitating levels of student debt upon graduation.

edit: typoos

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