Is there a reliable list of RA colleges that accept DETC credits or degrees?

I hear you, but taking 5 Bible classes for an affordable RA degree from a school that will accept your DETC credits seems like a small sacrafice. Virtually every degree program from every school has classes the student doesn't really want to take, will never use, and has no interest in. Still, the choice is yours.

Pug

 

I forgot...The University of West Alabama and The University of North Alabama, both RA, will accept DETC credit. I don't know if they accept DETC transfer credit into an undergrad program but I know they accept DETC undergrad degrees for admission into their graduate programs. It's worth a phone call.

Pug

 

You probably can beat the price

TCord1964, if you are thinking about Bellevue, then why not get as many credits as you can from a community college and examinations (up to 82 semester hours), and then transfer into Bellevue for the last 36 hours? Community college credits are (generally) RA, cheap, and can be self paced (depending on the school). CLEP and DSST credits are cheap and plentiful. Bellevue will take 82 semester hours (about 136 quarter hours) in transfer. And they will waive the general distribution requirements for ANY associates degree.

Sean

 

Re: You probably can beat the price

If you elect to go that route you can also look at LSU to take courses that can later transfer elsewhere. They're RA and super cheap...about $76 an hour I think!!!!!

Pug

 

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Originally posted by spmoran
TCord1964, if you are thinking about Bellevue, then why not get as many credits as you can from a community college and examinations (up to 82 semester hours), and then transfer into Bellevue for the last 36 hours? Community college credits are (generally) RA, cheap, and can be self paced (depending on the school). CLEP and DSST credits are cheap and plentiful. Bellevue will take 82 semester hours (about 136 quarter hours) in transfer. And they will waive the general distribution requirements for ANY associates degree.

Sean




I have considered doing that. I plan on taking the CLEP subject exams anyway. I live in Oklahoma, but the community colleges here offering DL associates are limited ( because of the hours I work, I can NOT do a regular B&M degree). Tulsa Community College seems promising. They are RA, offer 30 different Associates degrees (but I would be interested in the general AA in Liberal Studies or the AS in Business Administration) and it costs $44.25 per semester hour. I'm not sure how much CLEP credit they will accept.

It's not the $35 a month deal Ashworth is, but still not bad. I'm sure I could transfer the AA or AS from Tulsa into Bellevue with a large number of CLEP credits and finish a Marketing degree there in a short amount of time. But then again, Excelsior or TESC offer Marketing programs, and would be even faster. Since I've written off Ashworth, it's not like I have to just consider Bellevue anymore. I only mentioned them because they would accept the DETC credits.

For that matter, I could skip community college altogether and just test out of everything at one of the "Big Three", but I'm concerned about lack of GPA when I pursue a Masters in either Marketing or Public Relations.

Decisions, decisions.

 

I've done a lot of reading at the Yahoo message board for Ashworth College. As far as I can tell, some of the students there had success transfering to University of Phoenix for a Bachelors program. Western Governors University was another "possibility". Other than that, students have indicated difficulty in getting transfer credit.

I'm using Ashworth as an example. This same problem most likely affects other DETC-accredited schools as well.

 

TCord1964, I did what I have proposed to you. I did self-paced online courses from community colleges, challenged course outcomes at community colleges for technical classes I was already expert in, and sat for a few CLEP and DSST exams. The challenges cost $100 each ($20 per credit), the CLEP exams cost $60 each (and one was for 6 semester hours), and the rest ran about $80 per credit.

I completed the 82 semester hours in about 12 months (and I wasn't killing myself by any means). Then I transferred into Bellevue, and will finish there in October. All told, it will have taken me 24 months to get an RA B.S. degree. I will have spent well under $15,000. If I wanted to borrow the money and have an easy payment plan, I could have gotten low interest student loans which would be deferred until I completed grad school.

I tell you all of this because Bellevue is RA, and I have found that RA really seems to be the benchmark for so many things. I want to teach at community college and am looking for a Masters program now. Most grad schools require an RA bachelors. While the American way of "low easy payments" may sound enticing, I'd encourage you not to sell yourself short in the long run.

Sean

 

TCord1964, I did what I have proposed to you. I did self-paced online courses from community colleges, challenged course outcomes at community colleges for technical classes I was already expert in, and sat for a few CLEP and DSST exams. The challenges cost $100 each ($20 per credit), the CLEP exams cost $60 each (and one was for 6 semester hours), and the rest ran about $80 per credit.

I completed the 82 semester hours in about 12 months (and I wasn't killing myself by any means). Then I transferred into Bellevue, and will finish there in October. All told, it will have taken me 24 months to get an RA B.S. degree. I will have spent well under $15,000. If I wanted to borrow the money and have an easy payment plan, I could have gotten low interest student loans which would be deferred until I completed grad school.

I tell you all of this because Bellevue is RA, and I have found that RA really seems to be the benchmark for so many things. I want to teach at community college and am looking for a Masters program now. Most grad schools require an RA bachelors. While the American way of "low easy payments" may sound enticing, I'd encourage you not to sell yourself short in the long run.

Sean

 

Hello Azusaheart,

Ashworth College and PCDI provide excellent programs. I looked into their MBA program last year and their program is quite intensive. Since you are already in Ashworth's program, you may want to complete your Bachelor's Degree and then transfer to a RA Grad program.

After you complete your Associates Degree, look into California Coast University, which is now DETC accredited. http://calcoast.edu. You can probably email them at [email protected] and ask them about transferability of credits from Ashworth. I just talked with Maria at CCU and the credits will transfer.

Take care and best of luck.

Sincerely,

 

Not to get on an accreditation rant here, but I don't see how transferring from one DETC school to another is going to serve her purpose. If I'm understanding the original question correctly, she would like to transfer into an RA DL program. There is also the matter of whether or not a DETC BA would suit her needs for future employment.

As for Ashworth, while the price can't be beat, I'm not sure what one is learning by taking open-book exams throughout the two years of classes required for an Associates degree. Would the MBA have open book exams as well? After all, the purpose is to get an education, not just a degree.

I like the options I'm seeing at Tulsa Community College, and even if you're an out-of-state student, the price isn't bad. There are also a lot of different Associates degrees from which to choose.

I have changed my mind about schools so many times, but I guess that's a common "problem" here. I would ultimately like to get a BA in either Journalism, Communications or Marketing, in that order. I think the Associates in Liberal Arts from Tulsa, along with CLEP exams and completing my BA in Journalism at TESC will suit my needs well.

Now I just need to locate a good DL MA in Public Relations or Communications program.

 

Some news for you.

Terry,
I have some interesting info for you over at the Yahoo site.

 

I know that UOP does, we have people from Grantham, Statford (ACICS Accredited), Ashworth, PCDI, all in our Bachelor of Science in Management program, which requires an Associate's to enter.

 

I know that UOP does, we have people from Grantham, Statford (ACICS Accredited), Ashworth, PCDI, all in our Bachelor of Science in Management program, which requires an Associate's to enter.

 

I know that UOP does, we have people from Grantham, Statford (ACICS Accredited), Ashworth, PCDI, all in our Bachelor of Science in Management program, which requires an Associate's to enter.

 

Please excuse the multiple post, it took forever to come up for some reason and then posted three times, now it won't let me delete.

 

I know the same thing happened to me, and I had a double post. You only have 10 minutes to edit. Anyway, I've been having problems with this site on and off like this. We even had our wireless technician come out to our home last night to try and find the problem. Usually things load very fast with our wireless connection. Not sure what is up. If this site is experiencing technical difficulties or what.

 

This site is sometimes slow. The database part of it is not on the same server as the rest, which inflicts one level of problems; and the server on which the database is loaded is both slow and prone to breakdowns, which inflicts yet another. We're told that it will be replaced presently, and that performance improvements will follow.

In part, because of the aforementioned server issues, plus the fact that the database here is huge, and the fact that the forum software, generally, is known for sometimes-long delays after making posts, one needs to be patient after clicking on the "Submit Reply" button. One, good, solid click -- even if it seems, at first, that it didn't "take" -- is all that's necessary.

This matter was discussed -- and some javascript that could be added to the forum software that would fix the problem in most browsers was offered -- in this thread.

 

Apparently Bellevue not only takes the DETC credits, but they also do something similar to portfolio assessment. I am told Upper Iowa University will also take Ashworth's entrie Associates degree as transfer credit.

I'm kind of torn...go after the inexpensive DETC credits I can use at at least two schools, or go for the slightly more expensive credits from a community college and/or CLEP that I can use at most any college.

Decisions, decisions...

 

I guess it comes down to whether or not you feel the Associates is going to be of any real value to you. Sometimes the Associates offers little or no value in "the real world" but does serve as a huge source of motivation for the student to keep on going. If you don't actually need the Associates you could take REALLY cheap classes at LSU (RA) that will transfer anywhere. Combine some LSU courses with some CLEP tests and you're looking at an extremely inexpensive option that is very versatile because of the RA, probably less expensive than Ashworth, just not broken down into $35 monthly payments.

Pug

 

I'm treating my Associate degree with Ashworth as a stepping stone. It was an inexpensive alternative to bring me closer to my goals. Through research I'm finding that there are more RA acceptance options than I realized. Good luck to you in your decision.