I have attended UMUC for about 2 years. I would c...

I have attended UMUC for about 2 years. I would consider the University to be a place that provides a great academic opportunity to working class adults. Yes, they do require you to make ur tuition payments fairly quickly upon registering for classes and yes, you will be dropped from classes if payment isn't made within a timely matter or a payment plan isn't set up. As for the education, it's what you make of it. I have attended both UMCP and UMUC and I really don't see much in the difference of the two except that at UMUC your forced to learn the material on you own at home rather than sitting in a classroom at UMCP. The education at UMUC is what you make of it. At the same time, I think this is what makes UMUC more difficult than UMCP. Don't go to UMUC if you think just cuz it's an "online" college that you can get a degree easier, that's not the case. My first attempt at going to UMUC, I flunked majority of my classes because I took it lightly. I had to sit out a few years before going back, but during that time, I made sure to brush up on the material for my major "Computer Science" so that when I went back, I wouldn't be so far behind. As a result, I graduated with a degree in Computer Science and am about to apply for grad school in cyber security, feeling much more confident in my knowledge of the subject matter than I ever did. This pretty much goes for any school you go to, it's YOU, who makes the degree, the degree doesn't make you!