University of Maine at Presquel Isle (YourPace)

So I ended up taking 12 undergraduate credits via the YourPace program in the January to May semester with this school. The current price is $2,000 flat per term which puts it on the cheaper side. The courses themselves were composed of a lot of reading (like going through an e-Textbook page by page as you go from zero to 100 in the progress bar) and curated material from the internet like Ted Talks and other types of videos with mini papers scattered throughout the course set as milestones. Each course had final papers raging from 12 to 20 pages to demonstrate mastery of the competency at hand. I’m normally cool with that, but I felt like the topics and rubric were tightly controlled which limited my creativity. But due to the price point I think this program is a good option at this moment for the right person. Though there's no real interaction with teachers or students which is a turn off, but I guess that's normal for competency programs? But anyway my thoughts on the program (based on what it is and how much it costs) is positive and I recommend it alongside NMJC, Clovis, Luna and other cheap sources of credits out there.

 

UofMPI also partnership with Straighterline accepting credits; another cheap option if you plan to earn a degree from this school.
https://www.straighterline.com/colleges/university-of-maine-at-presque-isle/course-equivalency/

 

@TEKMAN That's not a bad option. If you just want to check the box I think exhausting all the transfer credits and completing Straighterline credits before starting UMPI is a good idea. It's all online without proctors... even the math course I took didn't have a proctor, however it was hard because it was created in a way where you have to write papers throughout the course based on data from companies and other similar content. Then it's checked by the teacher and they decide to pass your milestone or not based on the work submitted so it takes some effort to move through the courses there. Though, there's no real interaction with anyone so it's basically like you're taking Saylor Academy courses with a ton of writing. This could work well for military people, foreigners, and Pell Grant recipients because of the refund they'll get every semester in route to getting a BA from a regional accredited institution.