From my personal experience, steer clear of AMU. Their financial aid office tried to coerce me into giving them personal information that they said was federal law (in which case it was not) in order for them to provide me with a loan I refused in the first place. They’re shady at best and their programs aren’t even regionally accredited. Check DANTES’ Catalog (www.dantescatalogs.com) and you’ll see for yourself. As for CSULB, they’re a Cal State school and they’re all good ones especially Long Beach.

Thank you so much for this website. I have been on this site for over an hour now reading all your articles and comments and they have been really helpful in clearing up a lot of questions I had.

Here is another question, which I hope you will be able to answer for me. I am currently working on my A.A. in Spanish and completing my major prep classes for criminal justice so that I can transfer to UCI and obtain a B.A. in Criminology, Law and Society (as they don’t have an actual Criminal Justice degree). My other option would be to transfer to Cal State Long Beach, which offers a B.S. in Criminal Justice. (1) Which of these two institutions would you suggest more? One has a B.S. over a B.A. but one is UC rather than a Cal State. (2) Once there, would it be better to minor in Spanish with a Criminal Justice major or chose a different minor since I am already obtaining an A.A. in Spanish at community college before I transfer?

Thank you very much for your answer in advance.