Don't want to start a WWIII BUT out of the big 3 which holds most recognition?

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I believe there are a lot of instances where EC and TESC will edge out COSC, but it mostly has to do with the majors offered. TESC worked for me because they gave me UL credit for my CC courses. I could see a lot of people being in that situation. Still, TESC does not require a real capstone for the BSBA programs. I looked really hard at COSC to see if I could save money on completing the business degree with them, but I would have to earn a bunch of UL credits from scratch. I still think capstones are dumb.

TESC was the first to accept FEMA credits for free. FEMAs can also be used for more than free electives in the Homeland Security and AAS in ESST degrees. Another bonus with TESC and Excelsior is that they offer associate's degrees with majors. COSC only offers associate's in general studies. TESC has the best evaluation out of the three colleges. I know because I applied to all three. Excelsior will tell you nothing before you enroll. COSC has great customer service, but they don't really give too many specifics before you enroll. The evaluation is okay, but it doesn't tell you exactly how your credits will transfer. TESC's evaluation will give you course codes and exactly where each individual course will fit in your degree plan. They also give two free evaluations before enrollment unlike the other two. I'm not enrolled now, but when I shoot TESC an email about how a course will transfer, they answer most of the time. For example, they told me exactly how the TEEX courses would be transcribed.

I still haven't gotten Charter Oak to tell me how the GRE Subject exams are turned into courses. My old advisor told me I could use GRE subject exams to earn credit for the Individualized Studies degree, but no one can tell me which credits I would earn. I have emailed everyone and received responses from most. No one seems to know how the GRE tests are transcribed. Calling also got me nowhere.

If you want to complete a more specialized degree in something like engineering that doesn't really have many cheap online options elsewhere, TESC and Excelsior offer the required courses. COSC has a couple of programs too where it offers all of the courses that are hard to find elsewhere, but TESC beats out the other two in this regard because it has the lowest tuition rate. The comprehensive tuition plan is a good deal for out-of-state students. There are plenty of state colleges that charge more than TESC for in-state students. The tuition includes everything: e-Packs, online, guided study, and TECEP. Another thing is that Excelsior and TESC have spent their time and resources creating exams that would make it easier for someone to complete a degree at COSC which leads to another point. TESC accepts more exams as UL.

As far as the BSBA, someone here did get into a decent MBA program after completing a degree at TESC. I don't think the concentration was in accounting though. It makes sense in most cases to just complete the business degree with all of the prerequisites one can encounter. It doesn't make sense to try to stuff them all in free electives while completing a bunch of liberal arts courses you don't need. Sorry. I really tried to remain objective, but Rebel pushed me over the edge.