Public Speaking - Study.com or Sophia

[VanillaBean]

end point school is TAMUC (now ETAMU)

son-in-law working towards his degree and is looking to fill the 090 Component area - speech -  US-Fund of Public Speaking or US-Business/Prof Speaking


He is considering Study.com or Sophia for public speaking.   Which do you suggest?  Or is there any other course that might fulfill this area? 

Have a daughter who took public speaking at Straighterline but son-in-law doesn't want to pay $180 ($100 membership plus $79 class fee) for straighterline when there are other more economical options.

[Jonathan Whatley]

The DSST test Principles of Public Speaking is $100 and available online.

The TECEP test Public Speaking is $159 and exclusively online. Regionally accredited credit.

[bjcheung77]

Basically, if your options are Sophia.org or Study.com, it depends on which provide you have a current subscription... Back in the day when Sophia.org and Study.com didn't have such an amazing subscription pricing as they did now, I took 34 classes using StraighterLine. If you have a subscription with one of these already, then that's the answer... Unless you're switching to the other provider, you can take the class on whichever platform currently has an active subscription. Your other option is the RA from a community college if you needed graded credits, or a quick TECEP if you want it as an exam format.