Saylor's College Algebra not ACE recommended?

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My advice for a teen is to use the curriculum of choice (I'd use Khan Academy-free) and then zip through the Modern States to get the free CLEP voucher. Worst case, the voucher program expires, you're still better off with CLEP credit over NCCRS or even ACE unless you're already picking a target college - at that point choose whatever is accepted. If you're still playing odds, CLEP beats ACE/NCCRS.
Edit to add: depending on the regular math curriculum, once you're past Algebra 2, the "next" book usually gives a bit of pre-calc. You don't need a ton of precalc for that exam, but solid on Algebra 2 for sure.

Yeah, CLEP for sure has been good to us with my older son. I'm just not confident my younger son would do as well on a Math CLEP which is why I thought about having him do the Saylor College Algebra course since he actually worked through some of that course's worksheets last year, but if it's not ACE accredited it's a no go for us because one of the schools we're considering *might* take ACE but def not NCCRS.

Saylor's is also credit by exam. You don't have to use their curriculum (you can) but it's exactly like CLEP in that the entire program is based on 1 exam - pass/fail, so since the CLEP exam is accepted for credit at twice as many colleges as those that accept Saylor, you're essentially having him do the CLEP but without the upside.
If CLEP is off the table (as is the case with one of my sons) you can probably do a lot better with Straighterline or Study. My son that couldn't pass a CLEP for a million dollars earned a ton of credit via Straighterline since the homework counts for almost the whole grade and the exam for very little. In other words, he went into most of his exams having already earned enough points to pass the class (or super close to it).