TESC vs Excelsior

[cookderosa]

I'm a little confused by this. Prior to signing up with Excelsior I looked at Thomas Edison State College and noticed if it would take me two years (50 credits) to graduate and I took no classes from them, but classes from American River College and DSST/CLEP exams, I had the following fees calculated on their site

Year 1
Application Fee = $75
Transfer of previously earned credit = 70 s.h.
Annual Tuition = $2300
Technology Services Fee = $97
Transfer of credit earned at other institutions = 25 s.h.
*Estimated costs for year 1 = $2,472

Year 2
Annual Tuition = $1995
Technology Services Fee = $97
Transfer of credit earned at other institutions = 25 s.h.
*Estimated costs for year 2 = $2,092

Graduation Fee = $225
Estimated costs for degree $4,789

That means, if I sign up with TESC and graduate in 1 1/2 to 2 years and take no classes from them, I would have to pay $4,789.00 in addition to my classes that I take at American River and DSST/CLEP exams.

If I took the remaining 50 units with half at TESC and half testing out, I would have to pay $11,239.00 plus the fees for CLEP/DSST.

Year 1
Application Fee = $75
Transfer of previously earned credit = 70 s.h.
Annual Tuition = $2300
Technology Services Fee = $97
Course Registration Fee $35 per semester @ 3 semesters = $105
Course Tuition 13 s.h. @ $165 = $2145
Testing Tuition 13 s.h. @ $75 = $975
*Estimated costs for year 1 = $5,697

Year 2
Annual Tuition = $1995
Technology Services Fee = $97
Course Registration Fee $35 per semester @ 3 semesters = $105
Course Tuition 13 s.h. @ $165 = $2145
Testing Tuition 13 s.h. @ $75 = $975
*Estimated costs for year 2 = $5,317

Graduation Fee = $225
Estimated costs for degree $11,239

With Excelsior College, I paid the following fees:
$75.00 Undergraduate Application for Admissions
$765.00 Baccalaureate Undergraduate fee for veterans

paid $840.00 for first year.

For the second year, I would pay the following fees
$440.00 student service annual fee
$495.00 Graduation fee

$935.00 for second and final year of school.

Total fees would be $1,775.00
If this is incorrect, or there is other ways to cut costs with TESC I would like to know.

Joe Lomas

Joe, I think you are correct. In my case, I applied to both, but could only get a pell grant at TESC. ($4000 is hard to turn down!)