Are there any other 4-year schools as affordable as Penn Foster ($250/course)?

Penn Foster is the most affordable school I have found. If I understand their brochures correctly, it is $250 per course, whereas the nearest price I found at any other 4-year or graduate school was closer to $600 per course. I thought other NA schools would have similar prices, but I haven't found one.

Are there any other 4-year schools in the US that have a similar price?

 

University of the People is also DEAC accredited and is $100/course.

 

Ashworth: https://www.ashworthcollege.edu/bachelors-degrees/business-administration-degree-online/tuition/

You don't pay for textbooks.

You don't get ACE credits.

 

I earned my associate and bachelor's at Ashworth College for under $9, 000 with all the discounts I received. The current per credit tuition is $87 or $261 per 3 credit course.

 

How much was the tuition at Assam Don Bosco? Couldn't find it on their site. Just curious.

 

The tuition was $1650.

 

I recently started an adjunct position with American Business & Technology University (DEAC). Their tuition for a Bachelor and Masters is $249 credit hr.
Considering the quality of programs and the excellent admin staff, they are worth more than the $249.


Regards,
Michael

 

So for somewhere in the neighborhood of $10k you got yourself three degrees. That sure seems like quite a bargain to me.

 

$249 a credit? Not that I am against NA programs, but there are cheaper RA options out there.

 

That is true, there are some cheaper and some that are more expensive.

But the original comment was; "I thought other NA schools would have similar prices, but I haven't found one." I found a NA school for Pelican.

Pelican can use the information or not.

 

The original commenter said "$250 PER COURSE", which is PF's price range (a bit more now). $250 or so per credit is cheap, no doubt. Peru State College in Nebraska is $279. CSU-Global is $350 per credit; can save some money by taking some courses as CBE exams ($250/exam).

$250 per course is harder to find; LSU correspondence courses used to be $262 IIRC, but got much more expensive since (and there were no full Bachelor's degree). Can't think of another RA school in this range, except maybe some in-state deals.

 

It definitely is a good bargain. I was living outside of the U.S. when I started at Ashworth so I wasn't eligible for FAFSA. Ashworth was the most affordable option at the time. It all turned out nicely for me.

 

Assam Don Bosco University is now offering doctorates in many fields full and part-time. Chris do you have any experience with friendly and accommodating african universities open to external students?

 

Yes - but not DBU Global - the distance arm. School offers no Doctorates, but several Master's. For doctorates at DBU - you have to go to India.

J.

 

Not sure about India, but part-time research doctorates do have some flexibility in countries like the UK and RSA; maybe India. As we discussed here before many people have been able to go the part-time route and achieved almost the same result as distance. The trip or two to the host country is seen more as a vacation.

 

We were talking about a specific Indian school, mentioned by you - Don Bosco University. We are definitely not talking about a "trip or two seen as a vacation." Why? ALL Ph.D. applicants, part-or-full time, must pass an in-person "suitability for research" on-campus interview and written test. Plus, ALL must pass a complete on-campus semester (six months - it says so) of coursework prior to research activity. Here it is: Assam Don Bosco University

This thing is neither a walk in the park nor a "vacation trip or two." Suggest you use your research background & expertise, when checking these things out.

J.

 

Like Johann said, DBU's Ph.D. is an on-campus program. I once applied to UNISA but didn't follow through with the application process. However, I wouldn't say UNISA is friendly based on my communication. It took weeks if not a month for them to respond to my emails. I also applied to Africa Nazarene but they are equally crap. They responded quickly to my emails but they scammed me out of $35. After I paid the application fee and supplied all the required documents, I didn't hear back from them. A week into September, I emailed them and they claimed that they are awaiting my documents and my application fee. I didn't even respond.

Are you looking to study distance learning with an African university? What level? What major?

 

I am not quite sure what I want to do but it is going to be at the doctoral level. I have been doing a bit of research on a marriage of accounting with governmentally, colonialism and imperialism.

 

Ok. Good luck on your pursuit.