Cheap General Education University Credits

Hi,

I am quite happy that I found this board!

Where could I find a distance school that has fairly inexpensive general education courses? I need to gain a few more credits.

Also, is www.petersons.com still around? I have tried this URL for a few days and cannot get a response.

Thanks..

 

Try your local community college, Thomas Edison State College Guided Study courses, or - Excelsior College Examinations offer busy adults the chance to earn college credit by demonstrating their college-level knowledge in a variety of subject areas.

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West

 

Of coarse for low cost the CLEP general exams can not be beat. Second best would be the CLEP subject and DANTES exams. Definately check out Lawrie Miller's site http://www.geocities.com/ba_in_4_weeks .

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Best Regards,
Dave Hayden

 

Greetings! You might want to check the Kentucky Virtual University for low cost general education courses.
Good Luck,
Rob Hayes
Assistant Professor of Psychology
University of Kentucky Lexington Community College

 

It is likely that the cheapest option available is to take college-level exams for credit, as previously mentioned. If testing doesn't appeal to you, however, you might want to try these options: If you happen to live in Oregon, Chemeketa Community College might be some of the cheapest tuition available ($39/credit, or about $130/credit for non-residents). You might also want to try Luisiana State University ($60/Credit), and the University of Iowa ($80/Credit). Neither of these schools charges higher tuition for non-residents of their respective states. Prices quoted reflect what I paid last year, and may be higher now. I don't know much about course delivery at Chemeketa, but I believe LSU only offers paper-based courses, while U of Iowa offers both paper-based and web courses. Any one of these schools should be able to meet most of your general education needs, as they offer many courses in a wide variety of subject areas.

All the best,
Tracy<><
http://bbs.chemeketa.edu/public/default.htm http://www.is.lsu.edu http://www.uiowa.edu/~ccp/gcs/

 

The cheapest G.E. units are to be found at the California community colleges. The catch is that you have to be a California resident. If you are, it's only $11 per unit. A number of the CCs here now offer many courses via distance learning.


Tom Nixon