Are alternative credits only an American thing?

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I wish more schools utilized ACE credits.  My spouse completed 12 hours through Sophia and our local community college did not accept them in transfer because they don't accept ACE recommendations.  However,  there may be a loophole I may try to exploit to see would they accept ACE recommendations as transfer credits awarded by other regionally accredited schools.  If not, we plan to do a PLA portfolio assessment which will use the ACE transcript and badge as evidence for credit.

Change schools to one that will take ACE.  Why waste your time/money on ACE credits if you already know your school won't accept them?