Charon vs Charter Oak

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  1. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Can someone help me decide between Chadron State College and Charter Oak State College for a distance degree (bachelor's). I have already checked out their websites. Here is what I want:
    1. I don't want outrageous amounts of homework. I work full-time plus I have a family.
    2. I want a small school for better customer service.
    3. I need to go as cheap as possible.
    4. My interests are psychology, counseling, and family studies.
    5. I prefer independent study as opposed to constantly posting on discussion boards.
    6. I work well independently.
    7. I need financial aid to accomplish this.
     
  2. RugbyMan187

    RugbyMan187 New Member

    Ugh, I'm going to need a beer after this one.
     
  3. AV8R

    AV8R Active Member

    Uh, okay...I'll bite. First of all, how many college credits have you already completed? What industry do you currently work in and have you completed any military or corporate training? Why are you earning this degree? Is it for career advancement?
     
  4. rebel100

    rebel100 New Member

    I answered this in your other thread on the same subject.
     
  5. DxD=D^2

    DxD=D^2 Member

    First off, are you prepared to finish school with this mentality? A lot of people have families, and work full-time. I'm one of them, but even though I have homework that can be unbearable at times, I still manage to do full time school and manage my other obligations.

    You're going to have to sacrifice other things... plan your life accordingly. You may want to check out:

    Fort Hay's State - 12 credits tuition = $2139.60.

    Peru State - - 12 credits tuition = $2520.

    I roughly pay $3700 for the same tuition at Liberty, but I really like this program; so to me it's well worth it.

    You might want to consider Columbia College, APUS, University of North Dakota, and others.

    Then again, if you have a lot of credits, you are better going to the Charter I believe.
     
  6. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Thank you everyone! Thank you all for bearing with me. I have a lot of anxiety about college but at the same time it is a life goal of mine to earn my bachelor's degree. . . it's on the bucket list. I don't know why I feel so scared to do it. Fear of failure maybe?

    Watch out, I posted another question, yes, about the same thing. . . it's coming!!
     
  7. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    How many credits do you have? Do not be concerned - just jump in and get started. When I started and got serious about earning my degree I was concerned also. In no time I was rolling right along!
     
  8. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Sorry RugbyMan.
     
  9. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Thank you DxD. I will consider what you have shared. I will definitely have to count the cost before I begin. I commend you for going full-time. The most I could do in junior college at one time while raising a family was 3 classes and I wasn't even working outside the home.
     
  10. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Thank you AV8R. I think I have figured out some things with the help of other posts. To answer your questions, though, I have received my A.A. degree already, I work in a high school office, I never attended the military, and the reason I am earning a degree is for career advancement.
     
  11. TonyM

    TonyM Member

    I don't see anything wrong with your list. It's practical and honest. I agree with you about the discussion boards. Chadron and any other online program will not meet your criteria. The two best for you are Excelsior or Charter Oak, since you can get your credits any way that you like. Thomas Edison would be okay, except that they are not famous for good customer service. Two types of credit you might like are credit by exam (CLEP, DANTES, Excelsior, TECEP, Ohio U and maybe the GRE subject exams) and independent study courses like those at LSU (is.lsu.edu) which don't have deadlines or discussion boards. You simply do the lessons when you have time and take two proctored exams. Another good way to go is the independent study degrees from many of the big state university systems, which are completely by correspondence and usually pretty reasonably priced. Here's a good example of one such program, but there are many more:

    University of Iowa :: Division of Continuing Education

    These programs are great because they are cheap, flexible and give you a big named school like the University of Iowa.
     
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  12. rebel100

    rebel100 New Member

    Tony pretty much nailed it, if your uncomfortable with testing out you can still keep it cheap and go to say u of Idaho or u of Arkansas for around $100/credit and transfer it back to 'cosc or any of the big 3. This involves taking direct ownership of your plan though. You might be better off in any number of organized online degree programs. What is the educational requirement to be a counselor where you hope to work? I've heard a bachelors in psych compared to having a degree in unemployment.....be sure its what you want to pursue.
     
  13. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Thank you, TonyM! This has been most helpful!!
     
  14. MARCAR65

    MARCAR65 New Member

    Thank you for the confirmation. I want a psychology study for personal enrichment and to use in my career and family life. I work in a high school office. Who knows, maybe after pursuing a bachelor's degree I may get motivated to continue with a masters! My personal experience with junior college was that the more I learned, the more I wanted to learn!
     
  15. RugbyMan187

    RugbyMan187 New Member

    BTW I was just joshing you Marcar! I was just saying that because a few of us answered your other threads like 5 times LOL! But no worries, when it comes to picking a school I fully understand. Hope all works out :)
     

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