03-14-2009, 07:40 AM
I picked TESC for my son for all the reasons stated above.
1. Because his tuition was paid through the Fl. Bright Futures program, he needed to take classes from Fl. colleges. The credits have been able to come from a mix of CC's and universities.
2. Not requiring 300-400 level classes per se gave him more flexibility in choosing courses he was interested in although I think some of his intro courses needed an intro class.
I also agree with a previous poster, on a previous thread, that you can't go by the numbers. Universities will offer 300-400 level courses that match 200 level descriptions at some CC's.
3. No residency required and no minimum credits required from TESC. To get a degree from a B & M school (at the time we were looking)would have required another year to meet 'their' requirements.
4. Their liberal arts degree worked the best for him with the credits he had completed.
5. All things equal, he would have chosen TESC because of the name when compared to EC.
6. And did I mention cost? I know some of the things I mentioned would have been applicable for ANY of the big three but...
As far as the problems, that can be anywhere. You have to work through the system and check things out for yourself. Even when he went to a B&M school, he was given wrong advice and there were issues with customer service. And guess what, even a private university that he considered didn't want to answer questions about credit transfer and acceptance if he wasn't enrolled.
1. Because his tuition was paid through the Fl. Bright Futures program, he needed to take classes from Fl. colleges. The credits have been able to come from a mix of CC's and universities.
2. Not requiring 300-400 level classes per se gave him more flexibility in choosing courses he was interested in although I think some of his intro courses needed an intro class.
I also agree with a previous poster, on a previous thread, that you can't go by the numbers. Universities will offer 300-400 level courses that match 200 level descriptions at some CC's.3. No residency required and no minimum credits required from TESC. To get a degree from a B & M school (at the time we were looking)would have required another year to meet 'their' requirements.
4. Their liberal arts degree worked the best for him with the credits he had completed.
5. All things equal, he would have chosen TESC because of the name when compared to EC.
6. And did I mention cost? I know some of the things I mentioned would have been applicable for ANY of the big three but...
As far as the problems, that can be anywhere. You have to work through the system and check things out for yourself. Even when he went to a B&M school, he was given wrong advice and there were issues with customer service. And guess what, even a private university that he considered didn't want to answer questions about credit transfer and acceptance if he wasn't enrolled.
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