Picking the "best" school or degree - Which degree is RIGHT for you?

[dfrecore]

I'd give some additional info in the Intro about why we recommend these 5 schools the most. Something like:

There are 5 main schools that are usually recommended on the forum:
- The Big 3 (Charter Oak State College, Excelsior College, and Thomas Edison State University) all allow 113/114 credits to be brought into the school, leaving just 6/7 credits to take at the school.  
- Competency-based programs at Western Governors University (WGU) and University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI's YourPace program) allow 90cr to be brought in, leaving 30cr to take at the school in a pay-for-time-not-for-courses method.

Less frequently mentioned colleges or universities include: Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), Peirce College, and Purdue University Global's ExcelTrack competency-based program - all of which allow 90cr of transfer.

All of these schools will take ACE credit, which is the key to making them less expensive than average.

does the big 3 schools allow you to send in transcripts then keep adding on classes via sophia etc after you submitted transcript?

TESU will allow you to add courses and not charge extra for evaluations as long as you are ENROLLED (different than just being an applicant).

Excelsior now charges $300 for each additional eval after the first one, so it's no longer recommended to apply/enroll until you have all 113cr that you want to bring in (and I'd recommend that you bring in an extra 2-3 courses just in case).

COSC is no longer recommended on here due to policies they've enacted in the last couple of years.

UMPI allows you to continue to bring in courses, as long as you get pre-approval.