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Big 3 Costs Comparison: Added Brandman & WGU - bjcheung77 - 10-15-2020

Since Rachel83az created a wiki page in regards to Associates Degrees, I decided to check up on the fees for a BA...
You can compare the fees below. The link she created is https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Associate's_Degrees

Let's pretend we need 5 months of Sophia at $79 = $395
Let's also pretend we need 3 months UL Study.com = $600
And you take all the FREE TEEX courses for 10 credits
So, total cost of 90-100 credits would be $995

For COSC only, they require 24 credits RA. Randomly select NMJC at $70/credit = $1680
Depending on the degree and requirements, if all courses are test-out-able, it comes to this.
Complete cost of COSC would be close to/roughly 6 grand, $5834  ($995+$1680+$3159)
For Service Members, it's cheaper at close to/or roughly $4450  ($995+$1680+$1775)

COSC Non-Resident Fees
$50 App fee
$225 Grad fee
$295 Student fee
$75 Tech fee
$1257 Cornerstone
$1257 Capstone
Non-Resident Tuition: $419/credit
COSC Non-Resident Total: $3159
https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/current/fees_financial_aid_scholarships/undergraduate-current-fees.php

COSC Service Member Fees
$50 App fee
$225 Grad fee
- Student fee
- Tech fee
$750 Cornerstone
$750 Capstone
Service Member tuition: $250/credit
COSC Service Member total: $1775
https://www.charteroak.edu/catalog/current/fees_financial_aid_scholarships/military_tuition_fees.php

Excelsior Non-Resident Fees
Excelsior Application Fee: None for partnership pricing (SL/Study.com)
Excelsior Cornerstone: $510/credit = $1530
Excelsior Capstone Fee: $510/credit = $1530
Enrollment/Student Fee: $1095 / $495
Graduation Fee: $495
Excelsior Non-Resident Total: $5145
https://www.excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/

Excelsior Service Member Fees
Excelsior Application Fee: None for service member
Excelsior Cornerstone: $250/credit = $750
Excelsior Capstone: $250/credit = $750
Enrollment/Student Fee: $760/$495
Graduation Fee: $495
Excelsior Service Member Total: $3250
https://www.excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/military/undergraduate-fees/

TESU Non-Resident Fees
$50 App fee
$298 Grad fee
$1557 Cornerstone
$1557 Capstone
$3192 Residency Waiver
Non Resident Tuition: $519/credit
TESU Non-Resident Total: $6654
https://www.tesu.edu/tuition/per-credit
https://www.tesu.edu/tuition/fees

TESU Service Member Fees
$50 App fee (currently waived)
$298 Grad fee
TECEP LL $50/credit, UL $75/credit
Service Member Tuition: $250/credit
Cornerstone: $750
Capstone: $750
Residency Waiver: $3192, 0 if you take 24 credits worth of TECEP
24 credits worth of TECEP at LL = $1200
TESU Service Member Total: $2998
https://www.tesu.edu/military/tuition-fees

Here are two examples of Competency Based Degrees
Brandman University MyPath 6 Month Term
Tuition: $3200/Term
https://www.brandman.edu/tuition-and-aid/tuition

WGU Business Undergraduate Programs (6 month term)
Tuition $3225
Resource Fee $145
Program Fee 0
Total: $3370
https://www.wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/tuition-business-degrees.html

WGU IT Undergraduate Programs (6 month term)
Tuition $3220
Resource Fee $145
Program Fee $150
Total: $3520
https://www.wgu.edu/financial-aid-tuition/tuition-it-degrees.html


RE: Big 3 Costs Comparison: Added Brandman & WGU - rachel83az - 10-16-2020

Not for the first time do I wish that Excelsior accepted comp sci credits from SDC. Oh well. TESU's not exactly BAD.


RE: Big 3 Costs Comparison: Added Brandman & WGU - TwinMom - 10-16-2020

(10-15-2020, 05:51 PM)bjcheung77 Wrote: Since Rachel83az created a wiki page in regards to Associates Degrees, I decided to check up on the fees for a BA...
You can compare the fees below. The link she created is https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Associate's_Degrees



Excelsior Non-Resident Fees
Excelsior Application Fee: None for partnership pricing (SL/Study.com)
Excelsior Cornerstone: $510/credit = $1530
Excelsior Capstone Fee: $510/credit = $1530
Enrollment/Student Fee: $1095 / $495
Graduation Fee: $495
Excelsior Non-Resident Total: $5145
https://www.excelsior.edu/costs-and-financing/undergraduate/

Excelsior also has the Information Literacy 1 cr. course requirement for an additional $510


RE: Big 3 Costs Comparison: Added Brandman & WGU - rachel83az - 10-16-2020

With Excelsior, it's also only slightly more expensive to take an extra 2 classes with them than it is to take just the 7 credits:

$410 x 12 = $4920
$410 x 13 = $5330

$510 x 7 = $3570 + $1095 = $4665

An extra $665 for 6 credits or $225 for 5 credits at Excelsior is cheaper than a lot of self-study options for those difficult-to-find courses (like the history ones).


RE: Big 3 Costs Comparison: Added Brandman & WGU - dfrecore - 11-04-2020

(10-16-2020, 10:12 AM)rachel83az Wrote: With Excelsior, it's also only slightly more expensive to take an extra 2 classes with them than it is to take just the 7 credits:

$410 x 12 = $4920
$410 x 13 = $5330

$510 x 7 = $3570 + $1095 = $4665

An extra $665 for 6 credits or $225 for 5 credits at Excelsior is cheaper than a lot of self-study options for those difficult-to-find courses (like the history ones).

You are missing some fees ($20/cr for technology fees for each course you take, plus reduction in graduation fee for taking 13cr).  So I show that a BA/BS at EC is $5300 if you bring in 113cr.  If you only bring in 107cr, and take 2 courses there, you pay $5850, a difference of $550.