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Well, looked into University Of The People. I would need to earn a lot more credits. And the cost is rather high, IMO. Assuming I can transfer in 72 credits:

Application $60 + Transcripts $35 (or more) + Course transfer fees $408 (24 x $17) + UotP course fees $1880 (16 courses) + Saylor courses $150 ($25 x 6) + UotP proctoring $200 (might be able to get for $0) = $2733 !

Just don't know about that, for an NA degree with a funny name on it. Plus having to go through 16 eight-week-plus UotP courses with assignments and homework, and having to grade other people's work. Yeah, doesn't look so appealing now.

$2733 for a bachelor's degree is dirt cheap!

I have to weigh that against other options. Even if TESU is double that, it's a lot fewer classes to complete, I'd get a RA BSBA, and probably the AS in computer science I met terms for on the old catalog.


I am going to call TESU this week and see what my options are.

Oh I believe you get what you pay for for the most part. UotP is an amazing concept. It's phenomenal for certain parts of the world where access to education is extraordinarily limited. In the US, I don't feel it's as valuable. Yes it's inexpensive, but there are caveats with that. It takes 4 years. You're on a semester schedule. You have to grade other student's work so you're doing work. There is no way to accelerate. It doesn't seem super transfer friendly. TESU, EC, and COSC may all be better options. Same with WGU and NAU. These 2 don't accept as many credits as the Big 3, but they're still viable options for many people.