Did this Excelsior Admissions Counselor just lie to me?

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It also tends to be far more expensive than either COSC or TESC. $100 application fee + $1,065 enrollment fee + $490/hr, annual fee of $495, graduation fee of $495.

COSC has a $75 appication fee + $0 enrollment fee + $363/hr (out of state) + $245/semester semester fee (so not charged annually, and typically between 1-3 semesters charged) + $205 graduation fee.

TESC Enrolled Options: has a $75 application fee + $3279 yearly fee + $299 graduation fee + ~$236/credit hour (out of state)
TESC Per Credit Plan: same, but no yearly fee and no credit hour fees and a $888 test fee

It's a complete ripoff financially. 9/10 times a degree through either TESC or COSC will be superior than one from Excelsior for the price alone, and will 9/10x be easier to test out of.

Yet still a tremendous steal compared to so many options out there, and a handful of options that simply aren't available elsewhere. There structure up front is what frustrates me,