Hi, I wanted to create an updated thread for PORTAGE LEARNING as most are somewhat old, or sporifice-ish. Here can you please answer:
What classes you took?
How easy or hard were the courses?
Are you currently taking courses?
Are the exams proctored/webcam proctored/ or just web page locked by the software they use?
I' am currently in their Nutrition course and plan on taking the rest of my pre reqs there as the program I want to go to accepts them (they are regionally accredited).
I don't think it is that simple. My school offers their own "on-line" lab sciences and still gave grief over portage. To be clear, the transcript says Portage on it enough to let them know "this transcript is a little different". Just because everything is online now, doesn't mean you just sign up at portage without some guarantees.
Unless you have a time crunch, I would recommend a regular school. The structure and the deadlines will better prepare you. You CAN learn this material from Portage if you put the effort in. I even think the Portage classes are harder if you do them properly (which you should if you want to have another person's life in your hands). The portage labs are damn hard, or at least A&P 1 was. Tests are fill in the blank in your own words vs. multiple choice at my brick and mortar school (also online). It took me almost 7 months to do 1 class at Portage, primarily because I had other classes, work, and was trying to do it the correct way. Anybody that says they did it in 30 days or less and got an A, straight up cheated. You can't convince me otherwise.
Adding - Most schools haven't accepted classes from Geneva / Portage, so it's not a simple as them just looking it up in their equivalency system to add the course for you. They'll have to research it. Make sure you know 100% they'll take it. I mentioned before, I had approvals first and STILL had to fight to get it accepted. If you're going to a for-profit type like Chamberlain, Herzing, South College, Keiser (not that you can't become a good nurse there), I think they accept them fairly easily.
I agree! I should have added to check with the school first!, the school I'm looking to apply to said they would be accepted ?
Specializes in Chemistry/Physics Teacher at a community college..
6 hours ago, jlmcgrot said:
I did this, had approved, and still had push-back. I eventually got it thru because I still had the email stating they would accept it. I'm just saying things happen. People really try to push this as Geneva, but the transcript does have portage on it. That's what leads to questions, especially if there has been turnover in the registrar's office.
If you were one of my students, I would speak to the Registrar/administration on your behalf. I teach at a small, rural community college so I am much more "hands-on" than a typical instructor at a larger institution.
Yep. This was my point. I followed all the right steps. Emailed them the syllabus, the accreditation link, etc... They said "we'll accept them" until they actually got the transcript...It took a month past the normal time with me going back and forth to get it in. If I were up against a tight deadline, it would have been a problem.
The best bet is having somebody you know that has used them before. You don't want to be the first one trying to transfer it in.
3 minutes ago, Jeff G said:
If you were one of my students, I would speak to the Registrar/administration on your behalf. I teach at a small, rural community college so I am much more "hands-on" than a typical instructor at a larger institution.
This is a small rural ADN program that gave me a little grief over it. I don't think we can expect portage professors to reach out to the registrar's office. I doubt they're even full-time faculty.
Specializes in Chemistry/Physics Teacher at a community college..
On 4/28/2020 at 4:19 PM, jlmcgrot said:
Yep. This was my point. I followed all the right steps. Emailed them the syllabus, the accreditation link, etc... They said "we'll accept them" until they actually got the transcript...It took a month past the normal time with me going back and forth to get it in. If I were up against a tight deadline, it would have been a problem.
The best bet is having somebody you know that has used them before. You don't want to be the first one trying to transfer it in.
This is a small rural ADN program that gave me a little grief over it. I don't think we can expect portage professors to reach out to the registrar's office. I doubt they're even full-time faculty.
I agree with you--most faculty will not go to that level of effort.
It's only been 3 weeks and we have to go attend class via Zoom for now. I don't have any complaints. My instructors seem very invested in my future. They even do zoom study sessions on Saturdays and Sundays. They are not required to do that. They just want us to win. :0)
I've taken several classes with Portage and all of my instructors have always responded to my emails (and I email a lot). The two times that my instructors went on vacation, they let us know ahead of time and gave us the name and email of the substitute instructor who would be grading assignments and responding to emails. At West GA Tech where I actually sat in class, my medical terminology instructor (woh was great) was one of many adjunct instructors at the school. They didn't even have keys to the classrooms. So whether in-person or online, adjunct doesn't mean that the quality of the instructor, communication or learning should be any less than that received from the full-time instructor.
As far as the lab is concerned, just ask the school that you are transferring to if it is acceptable or not BEFOREHAND. Just send them the course description. It's not rocket science.
Have you taken A&P 1 & 2 on portage ? How’d you feel about not having a physical textbook? I’m trying to figure out how I can take notes without writing so much on my own. With a physical textbook it would’ve been easier
Have you taken A&P 1 & 2 on portage ? How’d you feel about not having a physical textbook? I’m trying to figure out how I can take notes without writing so much on my own. With a physical textbook it would’ve been easier
It's not a problem at all. You can print the information, and there is less "fluff" than you would get in a normal text. It focuses on the important info that you need, and the required chapter questions are very similar to test questions, though not the same.
If you're more technical, you can print to pdf and take notes on them on a ipad or tablet to save paper.
Ashley Symone
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I agree! I should have added to check with the school first!, the school I'm looking to apply to said they would be accepted ?