Did this Excelsior Admissions Counselor just lie to me?

[KittenMittens]

I know everyone has their own reasons for which school they select. However, I have to laugh every time someone talks about Excelsior being expensive, especially when they don't know everyone's situation.

I came into Excelsior with an A.S. I took two courses through them (Math and Info Literacy) $1500, tested out with 15 exams (none over $100 - Uexcel, DSST, CLEP, TECEP) $1500, Enrollment/graduation $1500. It was a total of $4500. I spaced it out so that I could pay cash and not have debt.

I don't get involved in recommending one big 3 over another, I just give info on my own experience.

It still would have likely have been more expensive than the other 2 options due to the fees and highest tuition rates plus those courses could likely be transferred to the other 2 if they weren't offered by either TESC or COSC; people give out recommendations all the time based on experience whether it's for a computer, fantasy football lineup, or a car. It's basically the most popular because they're the largest of the 3, have more programs, bigger marketing campaign (they advertise nationally), private, and a larger student body which all drive up the cost. I recognize that everyone's in a different situation, though it's probably safe to say that the average student who comes here tends to be very interested in testing out of all or a large part of their degree; and why not when courses can be 15x the price apiece, require a lot more work, time, and effort etc. though there are always going to be outliers and exceptions in any direction.