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Actually the University of Maryland University College, with it's online courses/programs is one of the best and most highly respected distance learning universities in the country. It is part of the Univ. of Maryland system (state funded univ..system.)

In my personal opinion, since you are taking your classes online, you would be well-served to stay with UMUC when you move to Virginia. Part of that $244 per-credit charge is for the reputation of the school and its programs. Plus, until you can establish Virginia residency for univ. tuition purposes you will be considered a non-resident (unless you are serving actively in the US military and have been transferred to a military assignment in Virginia.)

This is a list of public (state government/taxpayer supported) universities offering bachelor's degrees in Viriginia:

Virginia Public Univ. School Name/Web Address

Christopher Newport University www.cnu.edu

George Mason University www.gmu.edu

James Madison University www.jmu.edu

Longwood University www.longwood.edu

Norfolk State University www.nsu.edu

Old Dominion University www.odu.edu

Radford University www.radford.edu

The College of William and Mary www.wm.edu

The University of Virginia's College at Wise www.uvawise.edu

University of Mary Washington www.umw.edu

University of Virginia www.virginia.edu

Virginia Commonwealth University www.vcu.edu

Virginia Military Institute www.vmi.edu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University www.vt.edu

Source: https://www.vawizard.org/vccs/CollegeSearch.action

The list is too long for me to conduct the research for you. You will have to do that. Your research will probably require some talking on the phone with people in relevant campus departments:

* find out if a school offers online classes and online-only programs of studies (and what they are)

* find out the out-of-state/non-resident tuition for online classes/online-only programs (You _will_ be considered a Maryland resident for Virginia public supported university tuition purposes, by the way. You can learn about how you could become eligible for Virginia resident/in-state tuition on each school web site.)

* find out about transferring to each campus (even for just online classes) - find out about what course credits you have completed would transfer to a new program - It would be best to telephone the admissions office of the school/s that interest you and talking with a real person who specializes in transfer student counseling.

Because all of the schools I have listed above are Virginia government funded (public) universities, they are all accredited by reputable academic accrediting agencies - a very good thing. Plus, they will all be eligible for their students to apply for Federally funded student aid with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid - http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ )

Definitely avoid any for-profit/career/proprietary school in Virginia (or anywhere) offering online-only courses. Most of such schools do not have accreditation by reputable regional academic accrediting agencies (a Big Deal.)

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Longwood is your best bet. I am pretty sure they have an extension office that allows for online studies. Talk to your advisor at your community college, I am sure they can help you better than us folks at Yahoo! Answers.