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[bluebooger]

I agree, I just graduated from their Electronics technician program and it was very difficult. I was actually quite surprised how hard it got as I went along. The ONLY complaint about the whole program is the experiments part, instructions sometimes didn't match the equipment. Overall, good program, and tough.

I would love to hear more about that program and your experience.

I assume you're talking about the career diploma ?
Electronics Training Course - Learn Electronics Online | Penn Foster

I know some of their electronics courses are ACE accredited
Fundamentals of Electricity (EET101)
Fundamentals of Electronics (EET103)
Electrical/Electronic Theory (EET115)
Electronic Circuits (EET182)

Did you do any of those courses ? It would be nice to be able to transfer those to another school.
Or was it a totally different curriculum that didn't include any of the ACE accredited courses ?

How long did it take you to complete the program ?
How much work did you put into it: 5 hours / week ? 20 hours / week ?
Any videos to watch or is it all from the book ? Any forums or chats you had to participate in ? Any labs you had to submit ? like maybe do a breadboard, take photos of you meter readings and email the photos to the instructor for a grade ?

Proctored exams ?

I see Unit 9 is
Using Basic Oscilloscopes
where and how did you get your equipment ?
Did they give you a list of required equipment and its up to you to find it ?

Do you think this will help you get a better job ?
Do you think your knowledge and training is actually competitive with someone who went to a brick & mortar career/trade schools or a community college and had "real" labs ?
or do you feel the instruction and preparation was inadequate ?
Have you had prior experience with electronics ?

Strongly recommend it ?

I currently do computer programming (self taught, no degree), but would kind of like to do something else, no idea what though.