Why Charter Oak State College is better than Thomas Edison State College

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You do have to study harder for TECEPs, but if it means saving over $2,000 over your COSC plan...... Taking a TECEP is still much easier and faster than taking a college course. Interestingly, your plan uses Uexcels which are probably just as difficult as TECEPs, more expensive, based off of specific textbooks just like TECEPs, and are less convenient to take because you have to travel to a Pearson test center. The upside is that they are awarded grades; the downside is that they are awarded grades. Scoring a "C" or "B" will bring down a high GPA. The extra time you would spend on studying for TECEPs is balanced by not spending two separate semesters completing the capstone and cornerstone. You don't even need the Penn Foster course for Strategic Management; there is a TECEP for that. There is a lot of feedback for this specific TECEP, and there are also Instantcert flashcards. Remember that a few TECEPs are aligned with Saylor courses.

Even though Uexcels and TECEPs are more difficult, studying for them is a simpler process. Not much feedback is needed when you know the test is based off of a specific textbook. Many people have failed CLEPs and DSSTs because the feedback is from before exams were refreshed and/or the Instantcert flashcards weren't well-aligned. You kind of have to go by the official guides and put together a study guide from a hodgepodge of sources unless you decide to depend on Saylor's aligned courses. There is not much feedback on using Saylor courses to study for CLEPs and DSSTs, but there is a lot of feedback that supports that studying the textbooks is usually sufficient for passing a Uexcel or TECEP. You also use Penn Foster courses, which are more expensive and can be more time-consuming. Some of them have synchronous webinar requirements, which can greatly increase the time of completion of the course because of scheduling. Some Penn Foster courses also require a proctored exam that you have to take on ground. TECEPs can be taken online.

If you're uncomfortable with testing in general, then COSC might be the better option. You can also use portfolio assessments to complete the residency requirement at TESC. The first 12 credits are $363. Every subsequent 6 credits is $206. TESC could use a comprehensive chart, but they do have equivalencies for TECEPs, CLEPs, and DSSTs listed on their website. They also have an equivalency chart on Straighterline's website.

I never understood the problem with Excelsior's name. They still have way more students than TESC and COSC with their "lame name." Even TESC has way more students than COSC. Excelsior's liberal arts students generally get a good return on their investment. Of course, most of their students are mid-career, but so are TESC and COSC students.

A new report released this week from PayScale, a provider of compensation data and software, lists the top schools for each college major (Slide 6 of 7), based upon earnings. Among college graduates nationwide, Excelsior College earned the top overall ranking when it comes to the highest median salary for those with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts – $79,000 by mid-career (an increase from a median starting pay of $47,000). The University of California, Berkeley is listed as the top school for computer science majors and the University of Notre Dame is the top school for business majors, according to PayScale.

Excelsior College Ranked Top School for Liberal Arts Majors in Terms of Earnings