02-23-2021, 05:48 PM
I gotta throw in my unsolicited two cents here. I have taken the Arizona State University versions of Eng Comp I and II, Intro to Communication, Western Civ, and Macroeconomics, and Intro to Sociology. I have also taken the StraighterLine versions of the same classes. The SL versions were far more academically rigorous and demanding than the actual university versions.
In general, I've found the quality and rigor of ACE classes varies from class to class and provider to provider, but I never encountered anything in actual, regionally accredited brick and mortar Universities with online components that made me feel they were significantly superior to ACE classes. I used to assume ACE stuff was likely "not as good," but having since taken classes through six different universities, that's just not been the case.
In my personal experience and opinion, ACE classes are for the most part on par with University classes. The main difference is you don't have a professor to badger with emails at 2am trying to ask questions that are answered in the syllabus.
In general, I've found the quality and rigor of ACE classes varies from class to class and provider to provider, but I never encountered anything in actual, regionally accredited brick and mortar Universities with online components that made me feel they were significantly superior to ACE classes. I used to assume ACE stuff was likely "not as good," but having since taken classes through six different universities, that's just not been the case.
In my personal experience and opinion, ACE classes are for the most part on par with University classes. The main difference is you don't have a professor to badger with emails at 2am trying to ask questions that are answered in the syllabus.
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