Thomas Edison State CollegeDiploma Mill??

Does anyone know if TESC is a Diploma Mill?? They seem to take a lot of different credit which no other schools would take. Any ideas??

 

They are regionally accreditied and not a degree mill. What credit do they accept? Like FAA licenses or computer certs?

 

Thomas Edison State College provides adults nationally and internationally with many ways to complete a quality degree, including credit by examination, assessment of experiential learning, guided independent study and credit for corporate and military training. Accredited by the Middle States Association of College and Schools, this world-renowned institution offers 19 associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees and certificate programs in more than 100 areas of study. Thomas Edison State College ( Thomas Edison State College ) is an accredited public college that is part of New Jersey's state university system, just like Rutgers. It is one of three colleges like this in the US, including Excelsior in New York ( Excelsior College - excelsior.edu ) and Charter Oak State College in Connecticut ( Charter Oak State College - Finish Your Degree Online ).

All three are accredited and reliable. They offer classes online, and specialize in degree completion. They should be held in the same regard as any other state college; they are just more flexible.

 

I was looking at some other posts and online and they accept FEMA's, and ALEKS. Im sure other schools accept ALEKS for math but FEMA?

 

I just dont understand how you can get a degree from a school without even going to the school or taking a class from the school online or not. Its not a bad thing though a good option for people, just dont understand why other schools do it.

 

As Randell said, they're regionally accredited as you can verify here, they are not a mill:

U.S. Department of Education Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs

They do accept more kinds of prior learning for credit than many other RA schools but anything they do would need to be in line with RA rules. Charter Oak State College and Excelsior College are the other two in the "big three" group of schools that are more liberal in accepting many forms of prior learning.

This isn't the same as "life experience" credits that mills hand out, a term which usually translates into "free credits for any or no reason whatsoever as long as you have money."

 

Very well explained thanks

 

Tesc

What is important to remember about TESC and the "Big 3" is that while they may give some credit for FEMA courses, predominantly these are for elective credits unless used for the Emergency Management degree where they would be applicable to the major.

In hindsight I think most people would agree that using them as elective credit does not devalue the degree as most everyone that I know with a degree wish they would have had the same opportunity.

In respect to the high number of transfer credits allowed, the only way that TESC differs from other RA schools is that they allow a greater number of transfer credits. But they do require that nearly all courses must have have been taken at another RA school. In my case I took classes at Idaho State, Colorado State etc.

Nearly all non-traditional credit that is given by them for credit towards coursework must be ACE approved, and if you notice most other universities will usually give some give credit for these same ACE approved courses.

The same applies to the CLEP and DANTES exams, most colleges will give credit for these. TESC just allows you to take more of them to apply to a degree.

The point being, your most likely still going to have to take classes from an accredited school in order to transfer the units. This isn't a "here I paid my money now give me a degree" situation like Dickinson State.

 

Another great explanation thanks.

 

Thomas Edison State College, Charter Oak State College and Excelsior College (formerly Regents College of the University of the State Of New York) were each chartered by their respective states (New Jersey, Connecticut & New York) decades ago as assessment institutions for adult learners with credits from multiple institutions (often military personnel). They are the only three institutions in the country that are allowed to award degrees based completely on work done elsewhere (most other institutions require that at least 25% of credits toward a degree be awarded by them). Because of this, they are often referred to on Degreeinfo as the "Big Three."

 

Whats degreeinfo?

 

Look at the top of this page.

 

SLhelper100 was already offering his/her service to help students enrolled at Straighter Line for a fee I presumed. Then what are the reason for the silly questions from someone who is pretending to be a novice?

 

:hmmm: An interesting development.

 

Hey MC you may have just found your elusive troll. This may be the opportunity of a lifetime for you to pounce into action.

 

4 moderators are on this thread, combined with the other thread I wonder who will act first. With great power comes great responsibility.....