01-13-2024, 01:23 PM
I haven't seen any posts about CPACredits.com here. Since I believe it could have some utility for accounting students (at any stage of their education, not just those preparing to become CPAs), I figured I'd make a thread.
After doing a bit of research, I've learned that CPACredits is basically just a middleman. The actual courses are taken though Upper Iowa University, which is RA, not-for-profit, has a B&M campus, is well over a century old, etc. In other words, a reputable university. UIU has a nice selection of accounting courses that can be taken in a self-paced format. From the few things I've read online, it appears students can finish them at a very accelerated pace, if they'd like. I'm guessing the only reason I don't see them discussed very often by distance learning enthusiasts is because the tuition costs, while not bad, are not spectacular either: $330 per credit.
However, if you enroll for those exact same classes at UIU through CPACredits.com, they're $675, i.e. $225 per credit. That's pretty affordable if you need/want RA, upper-division, graded accounting credits.
I was a bit skeptical of all this — are they really the same classes as the ones at UIU? — so I emailed the university directly and they responded quickly and confirmed that indeed the courses on CPACredits are UIU courses. In other words, your classmates are UIU students and your credits will come from UIU and appear on a UIU transcript. The significantly lower price of $675 per course versus $990 is because they are able to cut their administrative costs by allowing CPACredits.com to enroll students.
Personally, this looks like it could be a pretty attractive option. I'm a career-changer and am looking to do all my accounting prereqs through RA coursework, as opposed to ACE credits or any other alternate forms of credit. As far as 101 & 102-level courses go, the New Mexico community colleges still can't be beat, but once you get into the upper-division courses, affordable options are harder to find. These courses at UIU through CPACredits look like they could fit the bill. And since they're RA, I'd imagine you'd have no problem transferring them in somewhere like TESU or UMPI, if that were your plan.
After doing a bit of research, I've learned that CPACredits is basically just a middleman. The actual courses are taken though Upper Iowa University, which is RA, not-for-profit, has a B&M campus, is well over a century old, etc. In other words, a reputable university. UIU has a nice selection of accounting courses that can be taken in a self-paced format. From the few things I've read online, it appears students can finish them at a very accelerated pace, if they'd like. I'm guessing the only reason I don't see them discussed very often by distance learning enthusiasts is because the tuition costs, while not bad, are not spectacular either: $330 per credit.
However, if you enroll for those exact same classes at UIU through CPACredits.com, they're $675, i.e. $225 per credit. That's pretty affordable if you need/want RA, upper-division, graded accounting credits.
I was a bit skeptical of all this — are they really the same classes as the ones at UIU? — so I emailed the university directly and they responded quickly and confirmed that indeed the courses on CPACredits are UIU courses. In other words, your classmates are UIU students and your credits will come from UIU and appear on a UIU transcript. The significantly lower price of $675 per course versus $990 is because they are able to cut their administrative costs by allowing CPACredits.com to enroll students.
Personally, this looks like it could be a pretty attractive option. I'm a career-changer and am looking to do all my accounting prereqs through RA coursework, as opposed to ACE credits or any other alternate forms of credit. As far as 101 & 102-level courses go, the New Mexico community colleges still can't be beat, but once you get into the upper-division courses, affordable options are harder to find. These courses at UIU through CPACredits look like they could fit the bill. And since they're RA, I'd imagine you'd have no problem transferring them in somewhere like TESU or UMPI, if that were your plan.
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