Credit Transfer

[dsantos032]

Hi,

I was recently accepted into Thomas Edison and I am having a hard time transferring in credits. I have been advised Anthem Institute (formally known as Chubb) transcript will not be accepted unless it goes through ACENET. I contacted acenet and they explained the technology school is not a participating organization; however, Anthem is on the list, but none of the classes are up to date. Not sure if anyone had any idea on what to do to get some of these credits transfered in. I can upload my transcript here if you would like.

Secondly, I submitted my transcript from a community college where I took a decent amount of courses. The funny thing is, this community college accepted credits from Anthem. Any way I can possibly work that avenue? I find it ironic Thomas Edison wont take the credits but a state community college will.

Do you think TESC will possible take the credits since it has been evaluated by the county community college?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

[dsantos032]

I also have a few certifications. I have the CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+ 2009 and Microsoft 70-680.

Any idea how I can submit these certifications also? ACENET said something about certiport. I dont understand.

[BrandeX]

Well in brief, Anthem is NA, and TESC doesn't accept NA credits no matter whether some other schools do or not.

2nd forget about the certiport thing, it isn't relevant to what you are talking about. (it's exams for basic computer skills like how to use excel and word).

TESC gives credit for some exams directly you can contact them about how to submit them.

BTW, Excelsior accepts both NA credits (up to 30 but requires a petition for approval) and far more certs (I think) than TESC with an exact credit per cert breakdown available on their site via pdf.

[cakesincups]

How do we find out or know if our local CC or 4-yr university is NA or RA? I'm in Missouri.

[BrandeX]

ask them, check their website, or search the gov database (don't have link atm). "Regular" CC's are RA.

[Tasman]

ask them, check their website, or search the gov database (don't have link atm). "Regular" CC's are RA.

What they said

[SandraNC]

dsantos032, Some of the Microsoft exams are listed under Certiport in the ACE directory.
ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training

[BrandeX]

Those aren't "Microsoft Exams", they are exams from certiport regarding Microsoft products.

[cookderosa]

Secondly, I submitted my transcript from a community college where I took a decent amount of courses. The funny thing is, this community college accepted credits from Anthem. Any way I can possibly work that avenue? I find it ironic Thomas Edison wont take the credits but a state community college will.


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Not iconic, but sparks some questions. First off, TESC "is" a regionally accredited state college, so to expect them to behave in any other way is going to give you a headache. TESC and your community college should accept credits exactly the same (there are a few small exceptions not relevant to your question).

So, here is MY question. First, are you sure your CC accepted the credit? Sometimes they put classes on your TRANSCRIPT that are not part of a degree. I'd have to see the wording- but it's possible that they are on your transcript but not in any way, shape, or form actually accepted credit.

If you are sure that they DID accept your credit, then we have to ask why. It's possible that they made a mistake. What kind of mistake? For instance, if Anthem was nationally accredited when you attended, but is now regionally accredited- someone at the CC overlooked this and it will get corrected when it's officially evaluated. (this type of mistake happened to me, 3 different colleges lol) Also, the school may have a written policy on how they accept NA credits. You can look for it, and see why they accepted them. You could even call. I'd call.

It is not unusual that TESC denied NA credit, it is unusual that your CC didn't. My money is on someone at your CC made a mistake. *sorry, been employed by a CC for 17 years.

Can you work it (launder?) No you can't work it at TESC, but you can work it at your in-state university.

IF you complete an AA/AS at the CC with your NA credit (again, assuming that they really are going to give you credit for NA courses), you can take that degree AS A BLOCK and transfer it to an instate university in which your CC has a written agreement (articulation) to do so. It's very simple, and if you are talking about a lot of credit (more than 40ish)- it might be worth it.....depends on cost of tuition at the university and CC, as well as the availability of instate scholarships and if the university has a kick-butt degree that you REALLY REALLY want. There is some value to the name recognition of local people seeking local jobs, so it could work for you in the right circumstances.

IF you complete an AOS/AAS at your CC with your NA credit (maybe that's why they awarded it to you, maybe you are in an AAS degree and they don't care?)- this is a waste of time and money, nothing will transfer to your state school (or any other college) except a few gen eds. AOS/AAS degrees are considered terminal degrees, meaning you don't actually intend on further schooling so no regard is given to how they (don't) transfer.

TESC/EC/COSC never - NEVER- award block credit. All credit is individually evaluated. This will likely hold true with almost every other college you check EXCEPT for your instate uni.

If it were me, (this was me in 2006), I'd start over - get everything at a RA college and have a clean transcript. I gave away 63 credits, so I feel your pain. But, it took me less than $5000 and only 18 months to start fresh, so it wasn't expensive or time consuming.

[ryoder]

Tesc grants two credits each for your comptia certs. Send in a notarized copy and they will add it to your transcript. I am doing that right now.
They give credit for mcse and mcsd directly, send a transcript if you have those.
You can find some things like mcts and mcitp on the ace site. They usually accept ace credits but you'll need more than one exam to qualify.
Sounds like excelsior might be a better option for you.