A few questions for the pros...

[sanantone]

Blah, blah, blah.

TESC is still the best out there - let's here it for the Big Clock!!!

(ok, TESC really needs a better "mascot". Just sayin'...)

I was a big TESC cheerleader, but the school's been trying its hardest to make itself unfriendly to adult learners. sigh

[Yanji]

Blah, blah, blah.

TESC is still the best out there - let's here it for the Big Clock!!!

(ok, TESC really needs a better "mascot". Just sayin'...)

From the tiny acorn grows the mighty and majestic oak...

What it the TESC mascot anyway? A Highway off ramp? A younger picture of Whitney Houston? Three mob guys in prison making spaghetti?

One thing worth mentioning about COSC is that they're tiny and pretty much unknown even in CT, let alone outside it. TESC is much bigger and well-known in NJ and the USN nuke community while EC is one of the go-to schools for military guys in general. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of the three levels of name recognition as none of them are exactly stellar schools and sometimes it may make sense to hide behind anonymity while at other times name recognition may be very important.

I personally think TESC has the most professional looking website and physical infrastructure (I've been there) of the three but their service sometimes leaves something to be desired. Plus, they seem to change degree requirements every year, which isn't very nice for many non-trad students. If I could do it again I'd go to ESC or UWyo.

[rebel100]

One thing worth mentioning about COSC is that they're tiny and pretty much unknown even in CT, let alone outside it. TESC is much bigger and well-known in NJ and the USN nuke community while EC is one of the go-to schools for military guys in general. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of the three levels of name recognition as none of them are exactly stellar schools and sometimes it may make sense to hide behind anonymity while at other times name recognition may be very important.

I personally think TESC has the most professional looking website and physical infrastructure (I've been there) of the three but their service sometimes leaves something to be desired. Plus, they seem to change degree requirements every year, which isn't very nice for many non-trad students. If I could do it again I'd go to ESC or UWyo.

If we're talking about a do over I would stick it out at Troy State and would have graduated in 92. Better yet don't drop out of Latin mid way through my second year (high school) and apply myself a little in math and it could have been UF or FSU....live and learn

[sanantone]

One thing worth mentioning about COSC is that they're tiny and pretty much unknown even in CT, let alone outside it. TESC is much bigger and well-known in NJ and the USN nuke community while EC is one of the go-to schools for military guys in general. There are advantages and disadvantages to each of the three levels of name recognition as none of them are exactly stellar schools and sometimes it may make sense to hide behind anonymity while at other times name recognition may be very important.

I personally think TESC has the most professional looking website and physical infrastructure (I've been there) of the three but their service sometimes leaves something to be desired. Plus, they seem to change degree requirements every year, which isn't very nice for many non-trad students. If I could do it again I'd go to ESC or UWyo.

I've found out that TESC and Excelsior are pretty well-known in the military. Some of the old school people look down upon them for their flexibility. In cases like this, I like the obscurity of Charter Oak; I just don't like the name of the school. As someone else said, it sounds like a retirement home.

[Westerner]

I like the obscurity of Charter Oak; I just don't like the name of the school.

If it got its name because of this story I think it's pretty cool

In 1662, Connecticut received its Royal Charter from England's Charles II. A quarter century later, James II's royal representatives attempted to seize the charter. Well, Connecticut residents were not about to take that lying down, even though the Brits threatened to split the state and divide its lands between Massachusetts and New York.

On October 26, 1687, Sir Edmund Andros, who had been appointed by the Crown as governor of all of New England, arrived in Hartford to demand the charter. What exactly happened during that evening's showdown at Butler's Tavern may never be ascertained, but the upshot is that, in the midst of heated debates between Connecticut leaders and the royal entourage over surrendering the Charter, the room was plunged into darkness when the candles that illuminated it were overturned.

Was it an accident, or a crafty maneuver carefully plotted by the feisty defenders of Connecticut's rights? We may never know, but what we do know is that one passionate Nutmegger, Captain Joseph Wadsworth, who was positioned outside the tavern, found himself in possession of the Charter during the ensuing chaos in the darkness. Wadsworth took it upon himself to hide the charter safely inside a majestic white oak tree on the Wyllys estate in Hartford. The stately tree was already more than 500 years old when it served its spectacular role as a hiding spot for the precious document. Wadsworth's bold move served to preserve not only the document but the rights of the colonists.

Thus, the tree earned its nickname--the "Charter Oak." The venerable tree stood as a proud Connecticut symbol for another 150 years until it was toppled during a storm on August 21, 1856.

Charter Oak - The Legend of the Charter Oak, Connecticut's Official State Tree Pictured on the Connecticut State Quarter

[IrishJohn]

From the tiny acorn grows the mighty and majestic oak...

What it the TESC mascot anyway? A Highway off ramp? A younger picture of Whitney Houston? Three mob guys in prison making spaghetti?

Nope. It's a clock. A BIIIIIIG Clock!

See?

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Now if you have a problem with that you can speak to our President Emeritus...

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[IrishJohn]

I was a big TESC cheerleader, but the school's been trying its hardest to make itself unfriendly to adult learners. sigh

Not necessarily. Let's wait and see what the changes are in July. I doubt they'll be much different from COSC or EC.

[marfund]

CLEP/DSST are exams you study for, so it comes down to how quickly you can cram--> test--> repeat. If you do ALEKS/Straighterline, these are courses that are self-paced. So, if you have 3-5 hours per day to devote to completing the assignments, you can zip through them very quickly. ALEKS is $20/month all the math you can do, and SL is more expensive with a monthly fee + cost of course, but if you work fast you can get your money's worth.

Jennifer; your awesome!!!

[marfund]

Not necessarily. Let's wait and see what the changes are in July. I doubt they'll be much different from COSC or EC.

So I know I said I was thinking about EC, but I think I'm liking TESC better. Should I apply now so I be grandfathered in under the current requirements?

[sanantone]

If it got its name because of this story I think it's pretty cool

Interesting. It still sounds like a retirement home. :p