Is there a place on here that compares Charter Oak & TESC

[geissingert]

I am looking for a link that compares Charter Oak & TESC or other similiar schools, I would like to know the overall price differece as well as how many alternative credits each take,
My children are under the age of 21, which makes is so the need to get approval at TESC.

TIA

[Kaskadian]

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...son-2.html

You can find lots of good information here. cheersmate

[sanantone]

http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...son-2.html

You can find lots of good information here. cheersmate

Unfortunately, that is five years out of date, but some of the information is still good such as the upper level credit requirements. TESC no longer accepts FEMA, Excelsior still requires FCC as the middleman, and COSC will accept FEMA directly. Some other information that is important to point as being out of date is that TESC does not give UL credit for any ALEKS courses. COSC has some majors now and will be adding more.

The price comparison depends on what you want to do. If you want to test out and not worry about residency requirements, then COSC might be cheaper. If you want to take 30+ credits at the school, then TESC is cheaper. If you don't mind taking TECEPs or completing PLAs to meet the residency requirement, then TESC will be cheaper. To replace some of the free credits lost when TESC stopped accepting FEMA, one can take NFA, Kaplan, and TEEX courses.

[bricabrac]

My children are under the age of 21, which makes is so the need to get approval at TESC.

TIA

Do you think this is difficult to do? There have been more than a few high achievers (18 and under) on this forum that graduated from TESC as teens.

See this post for waiver tips http://www.degreeforum.net/excelsior-tho...post160081

To search for information on this site I prefer to use google.
Example: tesc age waiver site:degreeforum.net

[geissingert]

Sanatone,

Thank you for the info. Can you explain this to me? If you want to test out and not worry about residency requirements, then COSC might be cheaper.

[ajs1976]

COSC requires a minimum of two classes for residency: Cornerstone and Capstone. TESC has a residency requirement for the per credit plan, but it can be satisfied with TECEP exams. I think COSC tuition is lower then TESC, so if you have to take a lot of classes then COSC may be cheaper.

It really comes down to the individual degree plan. If your kids know what they want to do, then do a side be side comparison of the two programs and figure out cost that way.

[sanantone]

TESC has three tuition plans.

Per Credit Tuition Plan
This was created for those who want to take 6 credits or less per year, but members here have found a way to make this plan work well for them when testing out. This plan has a 12-credit residency requirement for associates programs and a 24-credit residency requirement for bachelors programs. The residency requirement can be fulfilled with online and guided study courses, e-Packs, TECEPs, and portfolio assessments. The online and guided study courses and e-Packs will cost $491 per credit hour for non-residents; however, TECEPs are still just $111 each. This plan does not have an enrollment or semester fee. If you use TECEPs or portfolio assessments to fulfill the residency requirements, you can complete a TESC degree for about $3,000-5,000 including the costs for Straighterline, CLEP, DSST, etc. This mostly applies to test-friendly programs. Other programs will cost more if many of the required courses do not have test or ACE/NCCRS course alternatives.

Enrolled Options Plan
This plan is meant for those taking less than 24 credits per year. Non-residents have to pay a $3,154 enrollment fee. If you need to take any courses, the tuition is $236 per credit hour. This is where COSC might be cheaper because they have no enrollment fee and accept FEMA credits directly at no charge. FEMAs are free courses offered by the federal government. COSC also gives credits for some GRE Subject Tests.

Comprehensive Tuition Plan

This is meant for those taking 24 or more credits in TESC courses per year. A flat fee of $8,647 is charged per year for up to 36 credits per year. If your interest is to take many credits at one of the Big 3, then TESC is cheaper in this respect.

COSC requires a minimum of two classes for residency: Cornerstone and Capstone. TESC has a residency requirement for the per credit plan, but it can be satisfied with TECEP exams. I think COSC tuition is lower then TESC, so if you have to take a lot of classes then COSC may be cheaper.

It really comes down to the individual degree plan. If your kids know what they want to do, then do a side be side comparison of the two programs and figure out cost that way.

COSC's tuition rate is higher.

[ajs1976]

Per credit non-resident tuition at TESC is $491 per credit (are there other fees?) taking two classes in a term would be $2946.

non-resident tuition at COSC is $346 per credit and then there is a $245 service fee and a $50 tech fee per semester, so taking two classes would be $2371.

There a number of different ways to split it so that one comes out over the other.

[sanantone]

Per credit non-resident tuition at TESC is $491 per credit (are there other fees?) taking two classes in a term would be $2946.

non-resident tuition at COSC is $346 per credit and then there is a $245 service fee and a $50 tech fee per semester, so taking two classes would be $2371.

There a number of different ways to split it so that one comes out over the other.

TESC is only more expensive under the Per Credit Tuition Plan and if you are using online and guided study courses and/or e-Packs to fulfill the residency requirement. This plan is not meant for those wanting to take a lot of TESC courses. The plan for those people is the Comprehensive Tuition Plan which comes out to be cheaper than COSC.