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Originally Posted by hsing
I am trying to make a final decision on enrollment for BSBA General Management between TESC and Excelsior. Will some of you vets please look over this comparison and see if I am overlooking anything? THANKS!
TESC:
Application Fee: $75.00
Tuition: $2,300.00
Technology Services Fee: $97.00
Graduation Fee: $225.00
Total: $2,697.00
Excelsior:
Application Fee: $75.00
Tuition: $895.00
Technology Services Fee: $440.00
Graduation Fee: $495.00
Total: $1,905.00
Pros/Cons:
*TESC requires Pre-Calculus while Excelsior only requires College Algebra
* Excelsior requires Written English Requirement (LSU - $230)
* Excelsior requires Information Literacy ($290)
* TESC accepts FEMA (15+) directly while Excelsior will bank for $400
So, for me, in this degree plan, it seems pretty much a wash with TESC having a slight monetary advantage, albeit a stiffer math requirement.
Your comments, please?
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I did the same as you, and broke it down dollar for dollar. You have to move the requirements of IL and WE into EC's cost column since they are necessary. $230 + $290, and if you will plan on using the FEMAs, that brings you up to $920.
For each class you take, you may also have a required book(s) to buy. That makes it at least:
EC: $2825 (plus books?)
TESC:$2700
I found a bigger cost difference in the way I could use my tests.
I planned on using as many CLEPs/DSSTs as possible, and TESC transfers in some CLEPs/DSSTs as 200 and 300 level courses, since they will accept 200s in your major, this is a major advantage in my situation.
Based on your own transfer credits, your major, etc. it will vary- but you should do a
specific degree plan of the exams you would use for both schools to meet the criteria, and see what the cost difference will be.
If you will have to take Excelsior exams to meet the level requirement, they add $$ big $$ fast. (I think around $400 each compared to around $70)
For me, the final factor was that if I enrolled at TESC, I could get a Pell grant for $3000, but not at Excelsior. Since my husband is also in college, and we have 4 kids- the dollar rules here.
If money wasn't an issue for me, the math issue would be
I would go for the algebra over pre-calc!!