DegreeForum alumni check-in

[GotmyBig3Degree!]

TESU - BALS - December 2020

DegreeForum was absolutely key in my completing my bachelor's degree 40+ years after I first started college.  I would occasionally pop on to see what others were doing and after our work went remote in March 2020 I popped in and saw a post that Sophia courses were free through July 2020.  I immediately signed up for, and took, possibly every available course they offered offered- completing 67 ACE credits in about 4 months.  

In July I sent my 57 RA credits (from early 80s!) along with my Sophia credits to TESU and EC for an evaluation and TESU came back with my needing 4 courses to complete a BALS and EC came back with my needing 6 courses.  I chose TESU with an August start and then returned to this forum to find 2 UL ACE courses.  I then got permission from my TESU advisor to transfer in TEEX Death Investigations and SDC Advanced Technical.  

That just left the cornerstone and capstone, both of which I took in the August term.  After 40+ years I earned my degree in December 2020.  DegreeForum helped me check off that box (and enabled me to get a promotion).

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!  

[utility]

Quit college, got a few credits about 20 years ago. With the info on this forum I was able to get 2 associates and a bachelors over the last year. Total cost probably less than $10K all paid out of pocket = no debt.

[NoStudentNoCry]

1) Pierpont C&TC, 2021 - Associate of Applied Science, area of emphasis: business
2) UMPI, 2021 - Bachelor of Applied Science, minors: management, accounting

[dfrecore]

Just saw it and realized I forgot to mention it:

WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 (pre-Pierpont craze, zero cost except for sending transcripts, they did send a transcript with my diploma)

[GizmoJack]

WGU BS Business IT Management 2021

WGU MBA 2/2022

Started 2/2020 with Study.com and 11 credits

While I received advice and motivation from many posts, I'd like to thank Merlin, bjcheung77, and rachel83az as being the most influential in either showing me that it could be done or helping along the way. Going from basically a HS graduate to an MBA graduate in 24 months has truly changed my life!

[WALLACEMC11]

COSC - AA - General Studies - 2021 - All because of this thread

[Skirtlet]

AAS Pierpont BOG after many, many years of not finding a way to finish college

[tallpilot]

TESU BS Information Technology / Aviation Flight Technology 2020

Thank you to everyone on these forums. I would not have been able to do the double major without the advice here and I would have spent far more time/money taking TESU courses instead of ripping through SDC and Sophia credits.

[Library2HospitalChaplain]

TESU - March 2021, BA Psychology AND LS Concentration in Social Sciences.

I had my first Associate's from TESC in '95, so I knew about testing (CLEP, DSST, TECEP) but not about Sophia and Study.com, which helped me get the dual AOS for the Bachelor's degree and hopefully later certifications. :-)

[ctcarl]

Sorry for the late reply.

Excelsior, BSLA 2020 (Enrolled 1995)
Pierpont, BOG AAS 2021

Wouldn't have either one without DF.