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Hey Guys,
I was wondering if some of those who are done with thier degrees can post
THE TOTAL ESTIMATED AMOUNT spent on getting their bachelors whether its from the BIG 3 or includes some other college. This should include the clep/dantes/ECE/TECEP exams. Please also list the college you attended.
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Here is mine, I'm estimating and rounding a bit:
Thomas Edison 2007/2008
Degrees earned: AA General Studies, BA Social Sciences
TESC Enrollment fee: $2000
TESC Classes: 30 credits, $4500
local college classes: 5 credits, $400
TECEP exam: 3 credits, $250
FEMA: 1 credit, $0
Credit for courses taught: 27 credits, $0
CLEP/DSST credit: 57 credits, 16 exams w/ testing center fees $1500
two graduation fees: $500
Total: $9000 +/- a few dollars
-$4500 one pell grant
-$5500 one stafford student loan
$1000 extra let over to use for books & study guides
Nothing out of pocket for me, I'll start repaying my student loan after I finish my master's.
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10-17-2008, 06:55 PM
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BA in Liberal Studies - TESC
TESC enrollment fee - $1450
TESC Graduation fee - $240
12 sh at local community college - $636
Books for community college courses - $300 or so
6 sh at UMUC-Europe - $0 (Military)
30 sh - FEMA - $0
83 sh CLEP and DSST - $1775 ($25 per test - testing center fee)
Total - $4,401
Jesse
BA, Thomas Edison State College
MS, Grand Canyon University
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10-17-2008, 07:42 PM
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$12,000 Total (that needs to be payed back)
TESC fees & classes - 10 credits $4490 ($1078 grant & $3127 loan)
27 CLEP & DSST @ $510 (paid with left over financial aid from other schools)
87 Traditional Credits $8873 (not including grants - probably like $15K with grants)
Bachelor of Arts, 2008
87 Traditional Credits
27 Exam Credits
6 FEMA Credits
M.A., 2010
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Thanks Guys
That is sooo insightful. It gives us a better picture of what to expect.
Can anybody from EC or Cosc take a shot at this?
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10-20-2008, 02:23 PM
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This is my estimate of my cost will be when I am done, so most of these numbers are approximate:
Excelsior enrollment & application fees: $1026
FEMA stuff:$450 ish
Exam fees (includes proctor fee) $1195
Books; $300 ish
graduation fees $400-$500? Not exactly sure
gas, printer ink, misc stuff like that: $300 ish
Franklin College way back when : $4000 (got a grant, that's what I paid in student loans)
Total: $7771 --Give a wide margin of error though, I am pretty much throwing out estimates off the top of my head.
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I was going to leave this one alone because I am in the military and get a pretty good deal as far as education expenses go. But, Candothis asked, so here it is:
$75 TESC application fee
$150 Net cost for books for 4 TESC courses (I sold most of them back)
$160 8 months of Instant Cert (so far)
$300 Random books (REA, Dummies, and others that I bought for TECEPs)
$240 What I will pay for graduation fee (hopefully soon)
$0 12 CLEPs, 6 DSSTs, 3 TECEPs, and 1 ECE.
$925 Total
Getting a bachelor's degree for under $1000, priceless.
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BA Psychology, TESC-Done & waiting
Tests- Eng. Comp. w/ Essay-51, Principles of Mgmt.-59, Intro. to Soc.-62, US History I-66, US History II-61, Intro. to Psych.-68, Biology-55, A&I Lit.-62, Ed. Psych.-63, Soc. Sci. and History-63, Human Growth & Development-65, American Gov't-64, Tech. Writing-63, HTYH-64, Drug & Alc. Abuse-58, Org. Behavior-67, Prin. of Statistics-62, Intro. World Religion-68, Intro to Computing-403, Ethics-439. Research Methods in Psych.-A, Psych. of Personality TECEP-73, Abnormal Psych TECEP-74, Industrial Psych-71
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Chuckers Wrote:I was going to leave this one alone because I am in the military and get a pretty good deal as far as education expenses go. But, Candothis asked, so here it is:
$75 TESC application fee
$150 Net cost for books for 4 TESC courses (I sold most of them back)
$160 8 months of Instant Cert (so far)
$300 Random books (REA, Dummies, and others that I bought for TECEPs)
$240 What I will pay for graduation fee (hopefully soon)
$0 12 CLEPs, 6 DSSTs, 3 TECEPs, and 1 ECE.
$925 Total
Getting a bachelor's degree for under $1000, priceless. >>
I'm glad you wrote that- I have run into 3 Marines this past weekend who didn't know they could CLEP for free!?!?!
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Degrees earned AAS tech studies, BS Political Science.
excelsior application fee $75
embry riddle transcript fee $8
bellevue transcript fee $12
misc books $500 (then were sold back on ebay for about $350) $150
Excelsior option 1 AAS
enrollment $85
grad $85
Excelsior option 1 BS
enrollment $175
grad $175
30 CLEP/DANTES/ECE EXAMS $"FREE"
TUITION FOR 36 CREDITS $ "FREE"
STUDY GUIDES BOUGHT ONLINE $40
SAME STUDY GUIDES SOLD ONLINE -$200
TOTAL- **********$605**************
AND MY SOUL TO THE NAVY FOR FIVE YEARS
of course this isnt including the interested I had to pay on loans and credit cards while uncle sam loses my paperwork and forgets to pay my college tuition.
dont let these numbers fool you, joining the military to go to college is not a good idea, if you want to go to college, then go to college. If you want to be in the military, join the military. If you are in the military or going into the military anyways then try to go to college while you are in, but be ready to fight for those benefits. they make it extra difficult to accomplish these task plus it is rare for you to work less than 12 hours a day. I joined the military to go to college, with out websites like this one, I would still be dreaming about an AS, with this help I am about half way through my Masters. In other words, the dollar amount was low but the opportunity cost was huge.
AAT, Electromechanics, Excelsior College 2007
BS, Political Science, Excelsior College 2008
MSSL, Strategic Leadership, Mountain State (currently enrolled) 2009
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originalbigjim Wrote:Degrees earned AAS tech studies, BS Political Science.
excelsior application fee $75
embry riddle transcript fee $8
bellevue transcript fee $12
misc books $500 (then were sold back on ebay for about $350) $150
Excelsior option 1 AAS
enrollment $85
grad $85
Excelsior option 1 BS
enrollment $175
grad $175
30 CLEP/DANTES/ECE EXAMS $"FREE"
TUITION FOR 36 CREDITS $ "FREE"
STUDY GUIDES BOUGHT ONLINE $40
SAME STUDY GUIDES SOLD ONLINE -$200
TOTAL- **********$605**************
AND MY SOUL TO THE NAVY FOR FIVE YEARS
of course this isnt including the interested I had to pay on loans and credit cards while uncle sam loses my paperwork and forgets to pay my college tuition.
dont let these numbers fool you, joining the military to go to college is not a good idea, if you want to go to college, then go to college. If you want to be in the military, join the military. If you are in the military or going into the military anyways then try to go to college while you are in, but be ready to fight for those benefits. they make it extra difficult to accomplish these task plus it is rare for you to work less than 12 hours a day. I joined the military to go to college, with out websites like this one, I would still be dreaming about an AS, with this help I am about half way through my Masters. In other words, the dollar amount was low but the opportunity cost was huge.
Just bumping this thread incase anyone else wants to take a shot.
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