Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Online Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Colorado Technical University's Online Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence is one of the few AI bachelor's degrees you can finish fully online. Only 19% of students graduate at the university. It can work if you need the degree online and want to shorten it with exams. Get the total cost and your completion odds in writing first.

Colorado Technical University is a private for-profit university that offers online programs through CTU Online. The Online Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence is a fully online degree, and the university's enrollment is 31,830 students, which makes it a large online institution.

The program page lists the degree as 183 total credit hours and the courses as 5 weeks long. That's a quick pace, and it means you'll take many short courses back to back rather than a few long ones.

Federal data shows 293 awards in this field at the university. That's a steady number of completions, but the 19% graduation rate tells you that a lot of people who start don't finish, so look at both numbers together.

CTU lists the program as fully online, with courses that last 5 weeks. Short courses move fast. A missed week is a big share of the course, so a heavy stretch at work or at home can put you behind quickly.

Ask whether classes meet live or let you work on your own schedule, how many times a year new courses begin, how you'd reach instructors, whether any on-campus visit is required, and what tutoring is available for the math-heavy work.

CTU also describes Fast Track exams, which let you earn credit by testing out of material you already know. If you've worked in IT or taken courses before, that's the part that can change your timeline most.

Who It Fits

• People who need a bachelor's degree rather than a graduate one and want to study entirely online. The program totals 183 quarter credit hours.
• Students who can earn credit by exam. CTU says its Fast Track exams can reduce time and tuition.
• Students who prefer a large online institution. Enrollment is 31,830.
• Learners who do well with short, focused courses. The 5-week format suits someone who likes to finish one subject and move to the next.

Who Should Skip It

• Anyone who puts graduation odds first. Federal data shows a 19% graduation rate for the school, and CTU is a private for-profit university.
• Students who want a published price before they apply. CTU gives you a calculator, not a total.
• People who need a described curriculum. We have no course list for this degree, so you'd have to get one from CTU.

The order of courses matters in a bachelor's degree, so ask CTU for the full degree plan before you apply. You want to see which courses cover programming, math, statistics and machine learning, and in what order they come. Also ask whether any of the work is a hands-on project you can show an employer.

If the plan is mostly survey courses, you may want to pair the degree with projects of your own.

Standout Features

• CTU Fast Track exams let students earn credit for what they already know
• intellipath adaptive learning platform personalizes the experience
• Reduced military tuition rates and Corporate Alliances Grant
• Two-course AI Team Project sequence (AI 491 and AI 492) in the core curriculum

Total tuition isn't printed on the program page. CTU says it estimates tuition with its Tuition and Graduation Calculator, so you'll need to run that tool with your own transfer credits and Fast Track plans to get a figure.

The degree is 183 credit hours, and they are quarter credit hours. That count is not comparable to the semester credits most bachelor's degrees use, so don't judge the length of the degree by the number alone. Fast Track exams can reduce both the time and the tuition, and the savings depend on how many you pass.

Ask for the estimate in writing, with fees and books included, and ask what a typical student in this program pays after transfer credit.

The degree is a Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence. Our data doesn't name the university's accreditor or any program-specific accreditation, and it lists no certification tied to the coursework.

Because CTU is a for-profit university, it's worth checking who accredits it and whether the schools you might transfer to or study at next will accept these credits. A bachelor's degree is often the base for a later master's, so that question affects your next step as well as this one. Ask CTU for the accreditor's name in writing, then confirm it with the accreditor yourself.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• You have to use CTU's calculator to get a price estimate.
• The university's graduation rate is 19%, which is low, so ask what completion looks like for online students.
• Our data holds no admissions rules, course list or capstone for the program, so you can't judge the curriculum from what's published.
• Five-week courses move quickly, which makes it harder to catch up if work or family pulls you away.

• What is my total cost after transfer credits, Fast Track exams and all fees?
• What share of students in this specific program finish, and how long does it take them?
• Which accreditor covers the university, and will other schools accept these credits?
• Can I see the full course list, and which courses cover programming and machine learning?
• How many Fast Track exams are available for this degree, and what do they cost?
• Does the degree include a capstone or project I can show to employers?

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