Cost of Excelsior courses

Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by mcdowell, Dec 21, 2004.

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  1. mcdowell

    mcdowell New Member

    Hello Guys,

    As part of the CIS degree from Excelsior I will be required to do a "High level Structured Language" course.

    Excelsior offers such a course ( 3 credits) at a cost of 240 * 3 (ie $720). Is this resonable? Where else can this be statistied at a cheaper cost?

    Thanks

    Mark
     
  2. qvatlanta

    qvatlanta New Member

    I can't judge if that's reasonable or not, but I know one good way to find the cheapest tuition is to look for public colleges in your home state that offer a lower tuiton rate for in-state students. Some places charge the same for distance courses, but others still have dramatic rate differences, like $500 per credit out-of-state vs. $100 in-state.
     
  3. skywire

    skywire New Member

    How can you tell what their tuition is?!?! I looked at their page and it pretty much tells you to call to find out.

    I just want to see the tuition rates, not to talk to some idiot trying to sell me something! It reeks of snake oil salesman and used cars!
     
  4. lena00

    lena00 New Member

    720 per 3 hr class is correct cost for Excelsior course. It may change and increase though with the new year 05 approaching.
    720 per class is expensive in my opinion, I have found some schools that offer classes between 300 to 480 for a 3hr course.

    You need to search around, there are better and cheaper deals out there even if you are attending as a out of state student for online classes. What type of classes are you looking for & what state are you in?
     
  5. mcdowell

    mcdowell New Member

    I am really looking for courses to satisfy excelsior CIS requirements.

    Namely, "High level structured language", "Database concepts", "Data structures", "Data communications", "Operating Systems", "Systems Analaysis",
    and "Discrete mathematics".

    I am all the way in Jamaica. I will travel to the US to do the exams.
     
  6. qvatlanta

    qvatlanta New Member

    There are a ton of community colleges offering those kinds of courses. A good place to search for individual courses is this link:

    http://www.sreb.org

    At the 4-year college level, Troy State is cheaper ($150 per credit) and seems to have a decent CIS/programming selection. Take a look at their link:

    http://www.tsufb.edu/dl.cfm
     
  7. lena00

    lena00 New Member

  8. marcuscarey

    marcuscarey New Member

    Just make sure you have all the UL distribution requirements if you consider a Community College.
     
  9. decimon

    decimon Well-Known Member

    Last known, Excelsior would not accept any courses from a two year school as upper level credit.
     
  10. marcuscarey

    marcuscarey New Member

    That's correct. Excelsior will only apply credits from Community Colleges to lower level.

    I suggested Excelsior to a coworker and he is pleased with the two CIS courses he's in.

    Good luck!
     

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