Hi All,

  I am 47 and planning to return to college to get my bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering Technology after an approximately 12 year hiatus from formal education. Unfortunately life happened, and other things became priorities. I reached the point where I felt the degree i was working towards (ASMET) wasn't going to benefit me as I already made more at the company I was with, than I could have started out any where else with just an ASMET. So I never considered going back to finish the degree, until the job i was at no longer existed and I found my self trying to replace my very good income with no degree and a very specialized skill that didn't apply to anywhere outside if the company I had been working for. I refuse to ever be in that situation again, and the company I am currently at is growing, and has real potential for me to be at till I retire. I currently do some low level engineering at this company, and have decided to work towards My BSMET in order to move up in the Engineering department. 

That brings me to my reason for posting here. I have some questions about the path I am considering taking to reach my goals.

  I have 24 credits that I believe will transfer form my local community collage from when I started on the path of getting an Associates degree in MET back in 2011. Possibly less due to the time since I have taken the courses, and I am not sure the math credits will be valid at this point.

My current #1 Choice of schools is ECPI University's School of Technology, as they have an accelerated program that is able to be completed 100% online. If anyone knows of another university that offers a similar option I'd be open to exploring it as well.

I would like to get as many credits as possible through Study.com and similar alterative options in order to finish the degree faster than the 2.5 year time frame that ECPI says it can be done in. I'm wondering if anyone has had experience with transferring credits to EPCI and which of the courses at SDC have been accepted?

Also would I be able to continue to use SDC to finish credits while taking the core classes at the university, or do the need to be transferred in prior to starting the degree path?

I am certain there are a lot of missing pieces here, and I will be happy to answer any questions that may help fill in the blanks.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read this. Any answers or advice you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

As the title says. I don't know where to post it, so I'll post it here. UMPI doesn't allow me to transfer "S" grade credits from ENEB/ UI1 (Evaluated by ECE); they only allow C- or better. Are there any more generous schools with "credit banking" options? Frederick Community College costs $8100 (I have 90 credits, according to the eneb wiki, it will be 90x90 = $ 8100), and I'm afraid TESU's "credit banking" option will be the same policy (C- or better, no S grades allowed), so I don't want to risk it...

So I recently came across an alumni message from my alma mater of Western Illinois University, advertising that they had signed an agreement with an honor society for online and non-traditional students called Omega Nu Lambda... By all I can find it seems to be a legitimate albeit new organization. Seemed like a good idea because of the large number of online students the school has.
I got online to do a little research about ONL and saw the list of other schools/chapters on the membership list... Imagine my concern when I saw that Graham International University is listed as a member in Pennsylvania. Dr Frankie Graham is the chapter advisor for the school.   https://www.omeganulambda.org/resources/...r-listing/

I have sent the ONL national office several emails at this point with no obvious results or any reply back. Anyone here have contact with or membership in this honor society ? I am very surprised any legitimate honors organization would not vet applications to ensure only schools accepted by USDOE are on the roster.

O.P. Jindal Global University in India just introduced two new online master’s available internationally: A Master of Arts in Educational Leadership & Governance and a Master of Science in Strategic Communication.

Each degree is 250 000 INR, which is just under 3000 USD at today’s exchange rate.

I am trying to make sure I have everything planned correctly for my daughter.  This has really been a roller coaster.  She originally thought she wanted to major in Business but after taking a Business class and a couple of Psychology classes she realized she really likes Psychology. She is wanting to complete her BA in Psychology from TESU (since Excelsior changed their requirements making TESU the only real option for the credits she already has).  I have a spreadsheet I have listed all her courses she has taken or is enrolled in for this Summer and upcoming Fall semesters.  Since she is 15y/o she can't apply to TESU until she turns 16 in Jan and can enroll in the Feb term, which is the last term with a June graduation, so we are really hoping there are no surprises and all the requirements are met and she will only need to take the cornerstone and capstone and then be able to graduate with her BA in June. I have done endless hours of research to find all the courses she needed and spent hours reading over the forum and facebook groups and university websites.  She is so close to the end now I'm hoping I did everything I could and advised her correctly on which courses to take to meet her goal of graduating next year. If you are familiar with TESU especially if familiar with the BA in Psychology could you please look at the pdf and tell me if you see anything that she might be missing or that might not transfer in as expected or cause any potential delays to her plans, we would both very much appreciate any feedback while she still has a little time to try to correct it. 
Thank you all so much for your insights over the last couple of years while she and I have been on this journey. 


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Interesting, the ones mentioned are for primary or elementary school, even high school, but nothing more at the higher education level.  There may be a different list elsewhere, haven't done a search really.  I really like charities and non-profits such as Modern States, Saylor.org, etc, that offer educational alternatives for cheap or free...

Link: From Musk to Zuck, Billionaires of the That Have Founded Schools - Business Insider

Searching for two 3-credit undergraduate political science courses with upper-division 300/3000 or 400/4000 level that can be completed online or through independent study, from a regionally accredited school for transfer. Low cost is good, and prefer not to fully matriculate if possible. My son's college has cut their offerings back significantly this year and needs two more UL POLS to graduate. Thank you.

Forbes places Virginia University of Lynchburg first on the list of Best Online Doctorate in Healthcare Administration in 2024:
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education...istration/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rex-hammo...63713-qo8r

Very nice!

Glad to see the school has maintained full accreditation as well!

Yup, yet another accredited brick & mortar private university in Mexico offering online degrees. All degrees have RVOE so they should be RA equivalent and are taught in Spanish. Tuition seems to be 2200 mxn a month (around 110 USD) for bachelors, 3600 mxn (around 200 USD) a month for masters and specialty degrees 3000 mxn a month (160 USD). There is a 2300 mxn inscription fee. Not sure if 1 time payment or every few months. Sign ups is done online sending scanned documents of junior high, highschool degrees. Seems like they forcibly require a CURP number.

Full estimated cost of degrees:

Bachelors 75,600 MXN (4000 USD)
Masters 64,800 MXN (3400 USD)
Specialties 36,000 MXN (2000 USD)
Doctorates: 4650 MXN a month.

Bachelors degrees:

Business administration
Accounting
Communications
Law
Gastronomy (I am intrigued how this degree can be fully done online)
Digital graphics design
Corporative management
Marketing
Education
Psychology
Industrial engineering and systems

Masters degrees:

Public administration
Communication and digital marketing
Administrative and fiscal law
Constitutional and amparo law
Fiscal law
Business law
Penal law
Higher education 
Business management and company development
Marketing and business communication
Applied neuromarketing

Doctorate degrees:

Public educational administration

Specialties:

Employment law and social security
Oral trials (juicios orales)

Bachelors work under quarter semesters and can be completed in 3 years. Masters can be done in 18 months. One aspect that makes this university stand apart from other options is it is a go at your own pace school. Degrees can't be completed in less time due to accrediting requirements but the fact it is so flexible for busy adults and affordable might make it a nice option.

More information: info@universidadiuem.edu.mx

Official website: 

https://www.universidadiuem.edu.mx/

I am looking at the FAQ and it seems each bachelors course lasts 9 weeks with a weekly assignment, a forum discussion and a multiple choice final exam. Graduation can be done via capstone, thesis or publication of an article on an indexed science journal. They might also waive graduation requirements if the student has masters degree credits. Curiously, there is no minimum age requirement to study in this school, making it an interesting option for underage homeschoolers.

Hi everyone. I am new here, looking to complete an RA - Associate degree.(TESU seems great and should be accepted in Canada). I currently hold an NA-Associate Degree (Web design) from New York. I live in Ontario Canada. I need this RA-Associate degree for work promotion. Having this will open doors. In the future, I will consider a Bachelors Degree but for now its not completely required.



Your Location: Ontario Canada
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: I want a Associate Degree in Computer(Science or Studies), I have been in this field for ages (I feel old).
Current Regional Accredited Credits: No RA credits only NA credits (I have 81 NA credits)
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: I do have some ACE credits, (I have somewhere around 25 ACE credits)
Any certifications or military experience?: I have Google Ads, Google IT Support, Google Data Analytics  
Budget: No restrictions.
Commitments: I am looking to complete this as soon as possible. Busy work, along with wife and kids. This will open all the doors once the degree is from a RA school. Hopefully I can transfer as much as possible.
Dedicated time to study: I can study on weekends if needs be. (8hrs total). I would much rather take computer courses they might require less studying for me personally.
Timeline: As soon as possible.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement:None, I am in Canada.