Which one is the best in terms of acceptance, cost wise and ease wise for undergraduate courses? My cousin who is planning to do the undergraduate course is from NJ.
I don't know about ease, but TESC wins out cost-wise if your cousin is from NJ; even TESC's out-of-state tuition is very low, and its in-state tuition is dirt cheap. Peace, ------------------ Tom Head co-author, Get Your IT Degree and Get Ahead (Osborne/McGraw-Hill)
First, realize that on both the newsgroup and this forum, you will find graduates of all three schools. People tend to prefer the schools from which they graduated, so take any advice with a grain of salt. (For the curious, I graduated from TESC, Tom Head from Excelsior, and Dan Snelson is now enrolled at COSC.) Second, all three schools are cost competitive, but the fact that your cousin is in New Jersey opens up a resident rate for TESC which is probably cheaper than the other two schools. Third, it depends on how your cousin wants to pursue the remainder of his or her degree. If by portfolio, TESC wins hands down. If by testing out, on the other hand, I would consider with Excelsior or Charter Oak - both grant credit for the GRE exams, while Edison does not. (I did my B.A> primarily by portfolio, and Tom did his primarily by exam. We are both very dedicated to our respective alma mater on that - the basis of their strengths.] However, since you mentioned that your cousin lives in New Jersey, I would concur with Tom that Edison is the best choice. Notwithstanding that in-state tuition will be much cheaper, your cousin can actually go to TESC for meetings with advisors, exams, etc. and find helpful personal contact that will not be available at the other schools. Essential? No. But helpful? Absolutely. (When I did my TESC degree I went there for advisement meetings on a regular basis, and it helped to know that when I had to call my advisors, both they and I had faces we could associate with the voices.) In the meantime, TESC has regularly scheduled introductory sessions for prospective students, hald not only at the Trenton campus center but at centers in Cherry Hill and (I think) Newark. If you cousin can get to one of these, it may provide additional information and illuminate some of the options.
