Explaining the Big 3 to my colleagues...

[IrishJohn]

When I tell friends that I graduated in 9 months for 6 thousand dollars they get angry. Not because of what I did, but because something inside of them realizes that they paid 75k too much and wasted years of their lives. Let's face it, if these people COULD have done things "our way" THEY
WOULD HAVE! They just weren't clever or disciplined enough to pull it off. Oh well.

I wouldn't say that is true for many of them. Remember that for a lot of folks this is a generational thing or the traditional method is all they know about. Most folks have never heard of the Big 3 or this forum and given how college is usually sold to the public wouldn't even think to look for them. I myself only knew about B&M schools or the online diploma mills prior to 2009. As the alternatives like this become more available this will all change. it will just take some time. For now just be glad you've had the fortune to discover what these others have not.