Lindenwood University is a private university in St. Charles, Missouri. It was founded in 1827 by George and Mary Sibley as a school for girls, and it later became coeducational. It offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate programs across business, education, arts, and sciences.
Continents International University is an online-focused school based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was granted candidacy for business program accreditation by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) in July 2024, with the candidacy period running through July 31, 2029. Candidacy is a step toward accreditation, not accreditation itself.
When you compare the two on flexibility, the honest answer is that details change often. Online formats, part-time options, evening classes, and term lengths differ by program and year. The earlier version of this article listed tuition figures as placeholders and program counts that could not be confirmed. Those have been removed.
A practical way to compare is to answer a few questions for each school. Does it offer the exact degree you want, online, on your schedule? What is the total cost of the program, including fees? Is the school accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and are the specific programs you care about covered? What advising, tutoring, and career services are available to online students, and how do you reach them?
Write down the answers from each school’s own published pages before you decide. Marketing language about flexibility means little without specifics on schedules, deadlines, and support.
For background, see why accreditation matters, the difference between regional and national accreditation, Continents’ IACBE candidacy, and the benefits of flexible online learning.
