I traveled the world while taking online classes because it was cheaper than room and board at my college. I don't regret it.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/i-...r-AA1wqGtg

This is a great example of thinking outside the box. One way to reduce college costs when attending a flagship or popular state college is to take CLEP exams, as many colleges allow up to 30 credits from CLEP, DSST, or AP exams. 

Another option is to take inexpensive community college courses or ASU Universal Learner credits, which can boost your total transfer credits to around 60 credits. That means you could enter college as a junior—with only two years left to complete!

This article also makes a great point: you could travel the world for less than it costs to live in a cramped dorm with a roommate. It’s a win-win situation.

People often talk about the social experience gained from attending college on campus—but what about the social and life experience that comes from traveling the world?

Thoughts?

I sort of stumbled across this blog article by what appears to be a DF user, so I thought I'd share it.

How I Accidentally Graduated College at 68 Years Old

https://www.thedesertway.com/umpi/

Has anyone taken a VESI course transcribed through Augustana University? Could you tell me how the grade is transcribed? Is it a letter grade? 

I am really struggling with a VESI course that is almost at the one-year deadline. The lessons/quizzes were fine but I am struggling with the writing assignments. I asked VESI if I could withdraw and they said if I did that Augustana would transcribe it as a failed course.

Your Location:  Nebraska
Your Age:  44
What kind of degree do you want?:  Associates OR Bachelors (quicker the better)
Current Regional Accredited Credits:  0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:  0
Any certifications or military experience?:  0
Budget:  limited and may be able to receive scholarships/financial aid
Commitments:  I have kids, so about 20-30 hours with the kids. 
Dedicated time to study:  Most of the day for the entire week (6-8 hours)
Timeline:  Less than a year for the Associates, I'm willing to obtain a Bachelors in less than a year if the timeline would fit with my schedule.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:  None

Hey everyone, 

I've been deep diving into getting a degree in business. Whether it's an Associates or a Bachelors. I was recently laid off in December, and haven't been able to find anything. I should've done this sooner, but now is better than later. 

I've overwhelmed by all the options and plans. I'm trying to get it quickly, with as cheap as possible. I understand there are fee waivers for transferring credits, promo for Sopia/Study, FAFSA, and scholarships. 

Looking more and more into this, I feel like if I get an Associates, I need to be able to push that into a Bachelors in the near future (preferably after I am employed and can use tuition assistance).

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Hello everyone,

I am new and about to complete my second BA in English from TESU thanks to this forum.

TESU is not taking any continuing education credits from Fresno Pacific Continuing Education now for degrees. I know some were able to count the graduate credits as undergrad credits in the past. Luckily, I had other credits that filled all my requirements from my MA in TESOL. I also had CE credits from Idaho State that weren't accepted either.

Fresno Pacific seemed like a great value. When taking their classes, there were undergraduate students hoping to count CE credits toward their degrees. I am not sure if any accepts them now for transfer, but I enjoyed the classes and felt I learned a considerable amount from taking them.

I have seen a previous thread discussing O.P. Jindal Global University's Coursera master's degrees and was wondering how they'd be viewed in America by employers. I'm rather interested in the MBA in Business Analytics because of the price and asynchronous pace. Would this degree be seen as a negative in the USA? Is accreditation an issue?

Thank you and apologies if this should have been posted in the other thread, feel free to remove if needed.

Hi, my name is Kay, based in South Africa. I’m a newly admitted student of Excelsior, looking to earn the Bsc in General Business Degree by June so that I can graduate in July. My understanding was that you are required to complete 15 credits with them if you are making use of their “partners program”. After I learnt that, I asked them to drop the partner program so that I only have to do the 7 credits and transfer in the 113 credits. 
I have earned and transferred 63 credits so far through Sophia, in the process of completing another course through Sophia, so I will have earned an additional 12 credits, making my total credits so far 75. I am trying to figure out the rest of my credits from Study.com as Excelsior advisors will not assist in providing guidance until a month after I’m officially enrolled into one of their courses. 
I am looking to register in their upcoming term starting on May 5-until the end of June, for the Cornerstone, Info Literacy and the Capstone course. Meaning I have to about a month and a half to complete the 38 credits as they won’t allow me to do the Capstone unless I have finished everything else. Can anyone kindly assist me as I am running out of time. I will list the credits I have earned through Sophia so far

Your Location: Columbus, Ohio
Your Age: 37
What kind of degree do you want?: MBA with concentration in Marketing or a MS in Marketing
Current Regional Accredited Credits: I have my BS in Hospitality Management from Ohio State University
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None
Any certifications or military experience?: Negative - But I am considering a Digital Marketing certificate from LSU(through Ziplines)
Budget: Not a lot. I am planning on UoPeople, and may try to transfer to LSUS or UMGC, but most likely stay through MBA completion at UoPeople
Commitments: Full time job, wife, 2 kids(3yo and 1yo), trying to start my Restaurant consulting/Marketing side hustle at the same time.
Dedicated time to study: 15ish hours a week
Timeline: As fast as possible, but CPE is unlikely, as I am a realists about my life. I am not opposed to a WGU, but I don't bank I can complete it in one term, which means I feel I'd be better off at an LSUS or similar school for a little more than the 2 semester price for an MBA
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: None, although my FIL may help a little. .

My education:
I took Gen Ed classes at Monroe Community College and Columbus State Community Class. Both GPA's were around 2.5
I actually flunked out of CSCC due to partying so much. I ended up working third shift, saving up and going back on my own to get my grades up before transferring to OSU.

I graduated in 2012 from Ohio State in Hospitality Management.
Gen Ed and major classes
I finished 2 classes shy of a business minor, but didn't do well in the math courses, although I do have a ton of work experience now in P&L's and active business math. I had to graduate when I did as they were changing to semesters from quarters and would've changed my graduation plan.

I have been a Kitchen Manager, General Manager, District Manager, Director of Catering & VP of Operations within the restaurant field. My goal is to get away from direct operations and either gain a full time Marketing role or open a restaurant consulting and marketing management firm.

I do not get nervous in taking tests. I am average-above average of a writer. I just am not great at deep math. I am a very logical human being and can often break down and solve problems.



I am asking if in the short time that UoPeople has been RA, if anyone has seen some mid range schools like LSUS and UMGC(both just offer so much bang for buck in regards to name recognition) has accepted masters classes in transfer if I opt that route. Also, any insight on UoPeople MBA program, and opinions on things I might be missing/not thinking of. I am also planning on getting google/hubspot certificates as well.

The MBA/MS may not be needed to do what I want, but it is also a personal goal of mine.

Hi all,

I've put together a degree plan that includes earning a TESU AA first then transfer to ASU Online for a BA in Business Administration. 

Here is a link to my initial degree plan

The reason for earning the TESU AA first is that ASU accepts the AA as a total package that automatically fulfills all lower-division general education requirements. ASU also allows up to 60 credit-by-exam credits toward a degree, and up to 90 total transferred credits. The ASU BBA degree requirement is 120 credits total, with minimum 30 credits completed at ASU.

My plan is to transfer ~78 credits into ASU. Relying on a mix of CLEP, DSST, TECEP to maximize the credit-by-exam allotment and transferred credits, 20 previously earned credits from a community college, and some of ASU's own low-cost ULCs (Universal Learner Courses) toward the ASU BBA. 

Please take a look and poke holes in my plan, any suggestions or recommendations are welcome.