Which Compiler for Study.com's Programming in C????

[davewill]

I'm pretty sure that the evaluators use GCC in both instances, so I ended up using GCC/C++ (technically LLVM/clang) for both my SL C++ and SDC C Programming courses and didn't have any problems.

Both are free and easy to set up as well. I use a Mac so the compiler is native, but I'd set up a virtual machine running Linux if I were going to do this on my Windows PC.

The vm running linux on a windows box is a good idea. 
Would downloading Dev C++  and replacing the old Mingw with a more current build be reasonable?

A Linux VM is a fine idea, but an up to date MinGW install on Windows would work just fine, I'm sure.

[armstrongsubero]

Use Jeybrains Clion. Its the least hassle and you can get a free one year license with your TESU email. Else the 30 day trial is good enough for SDC. Dev C++ is another option on windows.

[bluebooger]

Use Jeybrains Clion.

doesn't CLion use CMAKE ? 
I think CMake is the last thing someone new to C++ should learn

[armstrongsubero]

For C Clion is nice.

[jsh1138]

I used Codelite for C Programming when I took it through TESU. It's really simple