These PRWeb stories aren't the best but I thought I'd throw it out there anyway StraighterLine and American College of Education Partner to Help Students Earn a Bachelor
Burck Smith, CEO of SL announced it yesterday on LinkedIn, so when I looked it up, I was sad to see that American College only offers 1 undergrad degree, and it requires applicants to already hold an associates degree in advance of their application. Strange, right? But, I commented and Mr. Smith said that there were other programs coming, so that's good news. I love the SL partnerships, they have over 100 and are the LARGEST non-college organization to have college partnerships- they even have more than ACE does through their own Alternative Credit Project. So, even though this partnership probably won't be great for students, the more the better imo.
I don't think it's that strange. There are millions of Americans with "some college" out there, a huge potential market for someone with a low cost solution.
Currently, this is kind of useless. The only courses that transfer are gen ed. If you already have an associate's degree, you probably already have most or all the gen ed credits completed. American College of Education Course Equivalency Guide | StraighterLine Besides, Straighterline mostly offers lower level, gen ed credits. If ACE offered an undergraduate degree in business administration, more Straighterline courses would apply to the major.
but how about those cheap doctorates though??? Not saying I *am* going for a doctorate, but if were, they look pretty nice to me. Nice concentrations, nice price, nice format, RA, totally DL, no residency, big transfer allowance..... EDIT to add: http://www.ace.edu/ Bachelor's $215 /cr Master's $235 /cr Doctorate $306 /cr
I have guys that come to me and ask what to do and how to get their degree after service. This is still an excellent way to get the gen ed credits done.