TESC vs Excelsior

[snazzlefrag]

My first example has taking only ARC classes and CLEP/DANTES classes. On the 2nd one it's half DSST/CLEP and rest are courses at Thomas Edison, thanks for pointing out my mistake. The two year cost would change for that option from $11,239.00 to $$9,289

As for Pell grant at TESC does that only apply to New York residence? I have to rough it out another year before I can apply for any financial aid. For 2006 I had over 110K in total income for the family because my wife was working and I had some overtime lawsuit awarded with a company that put me out of anything. This year, my wife is going full time and both my wife and son is going to college full time and I'm also taking college classes.

My income for 2007 would be 60,000. With my mortgage and equity line of credit, I have very little residual income left over. I'm hoping for 2008 I can qualify for financial aid. I would like to use my employer, but I'm also interviewing with other companies, which is why I'm taking clep/dsst, just in case I make the move.

Hey Joe,

You really can't beat the CLEP/DANTES exams in value for money. My advice would be to figure out which courses you can test out of, and then just start hacking away at the exams.

I have taken forty (40) of these exams at a TOTAL cost of just under $2500. That's about 130 credits for $2500.

Also, if you enroll in TESC (or ECE) too early, you are going to end up paying far too much money in yearly renewal fees. Why not wait until you are just about done with your degree requirements....and THEN enroll?

Just a few thoughts,
Snazzlefrag