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[jonesey]

My GaTech comment was based on a good friend of mine who went there (after Berkeley, FWIW).  He found Berkeley to be a much better education...and most companies thought GaTech was "good" but not anything spectacular. 

Companies do know the difference:  AACSB. 

The vast majority of people I know who got their Masters (MBA, MEd, etc) from a for-profit did it because they weren't looking to leave their current jobs, only to advance in an existing career.  With tuition being paid by many companies, this appears to be a large chunck of UoP's (and other for-profit's) student body.

[neocon]

Well sure, that's Berkeley.  There aren't many people anywhere who'd put G-Tech over Berkeley for anything except perhaps certain engineering programs.

Yes, AACSB is a difference, but I'm not sure it's that crucial among most corporate employers.  For example, I'm not sure the average Midwestern manufcaturer who does $50 mil/year in business is going to know that a Cal State-Dominguez Hills MBA is not accredited by the AACSB, while an MBA from Morehead State is.  As you correctly point out IMHO, for prestigous B school-type jobs, they're interested in far more than AACSB--as about 300 SOMs fit that bill--; they're interested in whether you went to a top 10 or 20 program, and few actively recruit outside that environment.

Of course, the want of AACSB is almost always a knock out for academic employment.

[gourmand601]

I am not in favor of earning a bachelor's degree online. This is a very critical point in one's academic success. Graduate education is another thing.