Kairos University Masters in Counseling

[MichiganMax]

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Greetings, everyone, this is my first post as I have referenced this board occasionally rather than posting. Anyway, I am about to complete my bachelor's in Psychology from an accredited school and intend to enroll in a master's program for mental health counseling to be an LPC. The thing that gave me trepidation was the cost of CACREP programs until I came across a non-CACREP program at Kairos University. They have a masters in Counseling which said I would be eligible to be an LPC in my state of Texas. 
Do any of you know someone who has gone to Kairos and become an LPC after graduating from there? How did they describe the program pace, classes, workload, professors, etc? How long did it take? What additional steps were needed to be taken after graduation knowing it wasn't CACREP accredited? Did jobs readily hire the person for counseling jobs after graduation despite no accreditation? Do you know of other Non-CACREP schools that are just as affordable as Kairos University? 
If this has been answered before, my apologies.  Thank you in advance for any advice you can give.

I know it's a little late but.. I have a masters in counseling (CACREP) accredited. The only degree you need in any state to be a Licensed Professional Counselor is a masters. The doctoral degree is more a feather in your cap, or if you're interested in teaching. The PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision is the recognized degree for this. The DPC (Doctor of Professional Counseling) is strictly clinically focused, but has no real career advantage in terms of scope of practice. However, you masters should be accredited, as it the degree for which you state license to practice will be issued for. A doctoral degree in counseling really isn't necessary.

Thank for your reply. At first, I thought the only way to a counseling degree was through a CACREP program, but now I know better. Don't get me wrong, I would love to go to one, but the cost for any of them are out of my budget at this time. I'm a broke college student. 

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I agree with you, eLearner. I will be looking into my state's requirements. In spite of the fact that I agree that furthering your education has value, I doubt I would pursue my Doctorate as I do not have an interest in teaching. Nevertheless, it has its advantages.

You have to make the decision that is right for you!!! Just make sure whatever program you pick, the degree is acceptable to for licensure in your state. You don't want to spend money and then find out your state won't accept the degree. If the program isn't CACREP accredited, I would contact my state licensing board and ask if the school meets their standards. It would suck to spend all that money only to find out you won't be able to work afterwards. Especially if that school is outside of your state. Good Luck, this is a great field to work in!