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What Was Your TOTAL DEGREE COST?
#11
The Pierpont BOG AAS probably cost me about $300, between DSST exams and sending transcripts.
Up next:  WGU MSCSIA - Early 2023
Dropped:  WGU MSITM - Wasn't my cup of tea
Completed:  WGU BSCSIA (started 10/1/2018, finished 01/11/2019), Pierpont BOG AAS (5/2018)
Journey Thread (MSITM): https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...TM-Journey
Journey Thread (BS):  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ersecurity
Degree Spreadsheet (BS):  https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/attachm...p?aid=2602

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#12
My total OOP cost was $3,600. My total cost pre-FAFSA grants would have been $7,400.

Still better than all of my peers with UT and UNT degrees at $35,000. Plus I might get a semi-prestigious grad degree, which will offset my lackluster UG choice.
Master of Business Administration, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Management & Team Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in International Trade, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Supply Chain Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2021
Master in Project Management, Universidad Isabel I, 2023

BS Information Technology, Western Governors University, 2017
AAS Cybersecurity, Community College, 2017
FEMA Emergency Management Certificate, 2017
Fundraising Specialization Certificate, Berkeley/Haas, 2020

Undergraduate Credits: 165 Semester Credits
Graduate Credits: 105 ECTS (52.5 Semester Credits)
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#13
The cost of my 121 cr BSBA in Accounting (TESU) totals $6k. This includes residency waiver fee, grad fee, transcripts, books, and CC & Uni tuition for AOS cr. I used a lot of CLEP and Study.com for my requirements and I also scored 31 "free" credits through scholarships and other sources.
BSBA Accounting at TESU - 121/121
Graduated June 2018!
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#14
I wish I could say I was at the end of my journey now, but here is the breakdown of what it has cost me so far. Grant it, I took CLEP before we knew about modernstates. I took SL back when they did not include the book with the course and where not sending out as many $9.course coupons =). So here we go!

SL $663.95
CLEP $805 (This includes the test center fees)
DSST $88 (Includes test center fee)
STUDY $0
SOPHIA $0
WGU $200 (This will change as soon as I hear back from the Bursar. This is the total I paid for my first term. I got a $500 scholarship and a $2,325 pell grant on that term.)
Transcripts $85 (includes high school transcripts)
Background Checks $89 (Required by WGU in order to enter the classroom)
Student Teaching Insurance $25
Praxis Tests $428.66
Test Prep $138 ( This ill spent money was before I knew about degreeforum and was just starting out.)
Gasoline $70.11 (This is how much I spent going to tests and completing my PCE class through WGU though it will go up after I begin DT)
Books and Other Resources $125 (Rough estimate here. This was back in 2016 when I was considering going to Liberty University. )

Total $2,717.72
CLEP:College Comp. w/essay, A & I Lit. w/essay, College Algebra, US History 1 & 2, Biology, Human Growth & Development   DSST: Foundations of Edu.  TEEX: Cyber Security 101 & 301 Sophia: Developing Effective Teams The Institutes: Ethics & CPCU Prof. Code.

Straighterline: Intro to Religion, Intro to Com., Western Civ. 1& 2, American Gov, PreCalculus, Intro to Bio Lab

Study.com: Personal Finance, Edu. Psychology, Classroom Management, Special Edu. History & Law, Geology, Civil War & Reconstruction, History of the Vietnam War

2018 WGU BA Mathematics Education (5-9 licensure)

Current Work: VIPKID ESL Teacher and Substitute Teacher

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A lot depends on when you start, what programs are available, and what major you want. For example, there are many, many more options today for high school students to get free college credit (in some places). I know students graduating from high school with 60+ credit hours and they haven't spent a dime because they used dual credits. I'm in Ohio. I don't know if other states have the same options. ACE credits are pretty cheap, but community college credits and CLEP might be safer for transfer. I also think it depends on the major. My daughter wants (at least at the moment) to be a physical therapist. She can do dual enrollment and a physical therapy program through our career center to get her PT Assistant degree by the time she graduates high school. Her plan is to work her way through the additional years of college she'll need to get her masters and be a full-time physical therapist. That will probably require a combination of credit sources and they won't be the cheapest. However, I'm looking at working at the college she is interested in to see if that helps with tuition assistance. It's only 20 minutes from home so room & board will not be required. The major caveat to all this is that she is only 13 so all this will probably change. Six months ago she wanted to be a heart surgeon. So who knows. But at least we are talking about options for her to accomplish the goal of not just getting a degree, but a degree in a field she really wants to be in. My cousin is a surgeon and he started working on his goal in middle school. He graduated his pre-med program at 18. So anything is possible with really careful planning.
MTS             Nations University - September 2018
BA.LS.SS     Thomas Edison State University -September 2017
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I am so happy to say that thanks to this forum, I have transferred all 117 credits to Excelsior to complete the BSLA. My total costs were

200.00 Study.com 6 credits
Guardian Scholarship 12 UL credits free
CTU Associates Degree /Business- 24K
64 credits
ASA College Certificate. 42 credits. 26K

Excelsior application-waived
Excelsior multi-source. 1100.00
Excelcior Capstone pricing- 1230.00
Graduation Fee. 350.00

Total at Excelsior $2700

Total Overall - 65K because of previous undergrad degrees, and certificates.
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FREE Application for Admission
FREE Transferred in 116/120 Credits
FREE Preliminary review of Transcripts
$760.00 Military Multi-Source Enrollment (paid by Post 9/11 GI Bill).
$510.00 INL 102 Course (P) (paid by Post 9/11 GI Bill).
$1530.00 HEM*498 Capstone Course (A) (paid by Post 9/11 GI Bill).
$435.00 Graduation Fee (paid by Post 9/11 GI Bill).
***I was given a $679.73 by Post 9/11 GI Bill. So in the end my degree was FREE (except for time of 4 SH) and I made $679.73.  OK, it did take 3 combat tours to earn this part. Big Grin

Total at Excelsior College $3,235.00
BS in HSEM Conferred (100% paid by Post 9/11 GI Bill).
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
 





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