Straighterline New Proctor Policy Change

[bldclot2]

However, I don't see anything wrong with proctored exams.

Gaz,
If you read all the post's one of the biggest gripes is with having to pay $30 more to have another company watch you take the exam, why can't we use our own local proctor which will most likely cost less and be less intrusive. In some instances getting your local librarian to proctor your exam might even be free of charge. Even TESC allows you to select your own proctor, as long as they fit the bill.

Also I don't believe that a roadblock prompted this change. If this was the case SL would have given their loyal customers the choice of finding their own qualified proctor to curb the cost of having to pay $30 more dollars to Proctor U. Most will say "oh it's just $30 dollars, get over it" but if you look at most forum member's signature block, you will find that on average they have taken 3 to 4 courses with SL, If proctoring was in place when they took those classes it would have cost them an additional $90-$120 dollars, that's the cost of another CLEP/DSST or 3 more SL courses.

This change is more about money making, than anything else. Look, Im pretty confident in saying that SL makes no money from partnering with colleges and universities, because most public institutions won't pay to partner up with a company, it's usually the other way around. Companies pay to partner up with colleges and universities, or at the very least make no cost agreements to partner up and provide a service. Furthermore Proctor U is a company and Straighterline is a company, when two companies partner up it usually means that they will try and make money together, doesn't it? SL will surely get some cut of the proctoring fee, is this scenario feasible or am I just a simpleton.

-bldclot2