I've always wanted to do a Penn Foster degree (because I think they can be completed really fast) but eventually found out that I wasn't able to because the programs are US-only and that Penn Foster global isn't open to Canadians either and so I was informed of their partner school, ICS Canada. Unfortunately, ICS Canada didn't have any degree programs.

But that school has now closed and on the website, it says to go to Penn Foster:
https://www.icslearn.ca/

I left them a message on chat so I should be receiving an email back.

Degree in hand, jobs out of reach: Why recent grads are struggling in a competitive market

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/26/economy/j...index.html

New Data Reveals Just How Deep The College Crisis Goes

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/...ge-crisis/

Many people across the US are confused right now. 

Dr. Rice has confirmed your Pell grants are okay. 

Please don’t turn this post into a political war. This is just to pass on information to tell students their loans are covered. 

I am writing to reassure all students that the announcement by the Office of Management and Budget of a pause in certain federal programs will not affect your Federal Financial Aid. The Department of Education has confirmed that funding for programs such as Pell Grants, Direct Loans, and work-study will continue as scheduled.

Hello, I’m a student from China and applied for TESU BACS. I submitted my TOEFL home score and the admission team could not receive my score which is weird. So I want to apply via the 9 credit hour-bearing course transcript, but the TESU website noted that the transcript should come from an accredited college/university, I have 80 credits from Sophia, will this waive the language requirement? Thanks.

Your Location: Amarillo TX
Your Age: 30
What kind of degree do you want?: BA/BS/BAS
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 54
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 52
Any certifications or military experience?: 35 JST Credits
Budget: Not too concerned about the budget, I have the GI Bill and Hazelwood ACT for free tuition with a TX School.
Commitments: Not too many right now.
Dedicated time to study: All the time.
Timeline: ASAP.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Nothing beyond what I described above.

Extra Details: I have an Associate in Applied Science in Technical Studies at Excelsior with the concentration in Electrical Technology. Was considering the BAS from UMPI. I'm trying to move to South America in a year and wanted to have something more credible than my AS when I live there. I'm kind of tired of college and want to finish as soon as possible. I bought Coursera with their $200 for the year deal and was considering getting the Google Data Analytics and IT Support Certificates. I'll do Sophia if I have to. I'll CLEP more if I have to. Some of my credits are 15 years old. Some are a year old. I've never really stopped going to college. Just taken long breaks. Some of my JST credits are considered repeats, but I understand it all depends on the school evaluating them. I'm just wanting feedback and opinions on if I should apply now or get more credits first. Or even if anyone knows something I may have overlooked.

Credit Breakdown:

Excelsior: 22 credit hours
MAT 105 Algebra and Statistics: 3 CR
MAT 201 Statistics: 3 CR
TECH 290 Integrated Technology: 3 CR
BUS 323 Business Ethics: 3 CR
IND 101 Cornerstone Foundations: 3 CR
Information Literacy: 1 CR
Advanced Composition: 3 CR
TECH 230 Technology and Society: 3 CR

WTAMU 12 credit hours:
Art History 1: 3 CR
Design 1: 3 CR
Drawing 1: 3 CR
America Since 1877: 3 CR

Amarillo College 17 credit hours:
Business Computer Applications: 3 CR (15 years old)
Microcomputer Applications: 4 CR (15 years old)
Fitness Walking: 1 CR (15 years old)
IT essentials: 3 CR
Composition 2: 3 CR
Fine Art Appreciation: 3 CR

CLEP 15 credit hours: 
Sociology 3 CR
Principles of Management: 3 CR
Principles of Marketing: 3 CR
American Literature: 3 CR
Analyzing and Interpreting Literature: 3 CR

JST 35 credit hours: 
Personal Community Health: 1SH
Personal Conditioning: 1SH

AC/DC Circuits: 4 SH
Digital Electronics: 2 SH
Solid State Electronics: 3 SH

Aircraft Electrical Systems: 3 SH
Aircraft Instrument Systems: 3 SH

Advanced Aircraft System Maintenance: 3 SH

Aircraft Operations and Ground Servicing: 3 SH
Industrial Safety: 3 SH
Practical Wiring: 2 SH
Advanced Aircraft Electrical Systems: 4 SH
Aircraft Electrical And Instrument Systems: 3SH

Florida Institute of Technology: 4 credit hours (13 years old)
General Biological Science: 3 CR
Mastering E-Learning: 1 CR

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for information about affordable online master’s or postgraduate programs related to:

• Sustainable Architecture
  
• Sustainable Building
  
• Green Building
  
• or similar fields.
  

Call to the White House Comment Line:

The number is (202)456-1111

So, I called the White House Comment Line. I waited less than ten minutes to express my thoughts to a volunteer operator. She was very pleasant.

I simply stated that I am a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer, a retired DoD civilian, and former Trump for President Campaign Volunteer.
I stated that I feel DEI/EO have been mischaracterized. I went on to say yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. I said I heard the military a training regarding the Tuskegee Airmen had been cancelled. I noted that when I was a DoD civilian the DEI/EO Office would often coordinate a guest speaker for Holocaust Remembrance  Day, and facilitate training such as the one on the Tuskegee Airmen. My favorite of Which being "A Letter from the Birmingham Jail." There is an incredible video, which I may have shared here, produced by the University of Texas Business School. I said such training is important for everyone. I stated that I thought Liberal Arts education, as taught at St. John's College, was good, and the President should become an advocate of such education. Finally I asked that the President declassify any information regarding the murder of Malcolm X, as he had with JFK, RFK, and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King.

I will soon follow-up with a letter to the White House.

I’m preparing to pursue a Psychology bachelor’s at UMPI.  Right now, I’m working on the last bit of English Composition I through Sophia.  I can generally write, but I’m still ironing out an efficient process for the specifics of writing college papers.  I have questions about the timing of UMPI YourPace terms, classes, and assignments. 

Let’s say you sign up for 2 classes in a term and finish them, do you wait until the next term to sign up for 2 more?

I understand a term is 8 weeks, you go through the material, take tests, then you have research papers and powerpoints where you turn in drafts, get feedback, then submit your final draft.
How does the timing/deadlines of these assignments work?
Are there specific deadlines, or do you just need to finish everything by the end of the term?
What happens if you don’t? 

Hello,

I am looking to get a bachelors degree in accounting. I have been working in a unrelated field and decided a couple years ago that it was time for a change in careers. I started back at my local community college to start working towards this new path. I finished a associates degree and am enrolled through a four year college. Decided this was going to take to long probably around four years to complete. Distance and time is causing me to be a part time student. Since the loss of hours at work and drive time would be significant i started looking into other ways to complete the degree. My options now are these colleges you have been talking about in the forums and going to a different four year university. The new four university would be closer due to a satellite office that is twenty minutes from where i live. It would cost 18k to do that option. I really don not want to spend that much if I do not have to. So now I am here looking for help. I was looking into WGU and UMPI your pace. I am currently enrolled in a statistics coarse through the community college to finish the pre req for the four year. If can drop this and use study.com or sophia to complete this i would be more than happy to drop at my community college. I think its important to be able to sit for the CPA exam when i am done if that helps.


Location: Illinois
Age: 37
Type of degree: I am looking to get a bachelor degree in accounting with the end goal to be a masters... eventually.
Current credit hours: 101
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: none
Any certifications or military experience?: none
Budget: looking for cheaper. But i will figure out what i can.
Commitments: I work full time Sunday, Monday, Tuesday every other Saturday 0630-1830. And a lovely wife.
Dedicated time to study: If I am not at work i can study. My plan is 20hrs a week.
Timeline: I would like to be done in a year if possible.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: Might be able to get up to 6k from work but no guarantee I will get any.

Here is a list of my classes through my community college and one class through the four year.

course            Title                       Grade        Credit hours
BNA-100 BAS NURSE ASST              B           7.00
EMS-110 EMR MED TEC-BAS           C           7.00
FRS-101 INTRO FIRE SCI                C            3.00
FRS-121 FIRE SUPPRESSN              C            3.00
RS-123 PROTECTION SYS               B           3.00
BIO-110 HUMAN BIOLOGY               C           4.00 with lab
ENG-151 COMP I                             B           3.00
FRS-122 BLDG CONSTRC-FS           C           3.00
MCC-101 COLLEGE EXPERNC         D           1.00
SPE-151 INTRO SPEECH                 C            3.00
PSY-151 INTRO PSYCH                    C           3.00
MAT-150 ELEM OF MATH                  D           3.00
CIS-110 COMPUTER LITRCY            A           2.00
EMS-120 EMT-P-MOD I                    B            7.00
EMS-121 EMT-P-MOD II                   B            5.00
EMS-122 EMT-P-MOD III                  C            5.00
EMS-123 EMT-P-INTRNSHP              A           2.00
ECO-251 MICROECONOMICS           A           3.00
ECO-252 MACROECONOMICS          A           3.00
ACC-151 FINANCIAL ACCTG             A           3.00
ART-172 ART HISTORY II                 B            3.00
ENG-152 COMPOSITION II               B            3.00
ACC-152 MANAGEMENT ACCTG       A            3.00
MAT-161 COLLEGE ALGEBRA           B            3.00
PHI-251 INTRO ETHICS                   A            3.00
GEG-220 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT    A            3.00
MUS-153 INTRO WORLD MUSIC     A            3.00
MAT-171 CALC BUS & SOC SCI        C           4.00
MAT-220 STATISTICS  Currently in
MGMT 217 Legal Environ of Business B          3.00

Sorry if this is to long with to much information. I am just incredibly loss and want to better my career for myself my wife and future family.

Thank you again