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[sanantone]

I applied and am now enrolled in the COM110 class. This was, like others, not the class I wanted to take. This whole business seems sketchy to me. I don't understand how DreamDegree makes money.

Also, here (ACE CREDIT | The National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training | Evaluated Organizations) is a link of all the organizations which are approved by ACE. I do not see Dream Degree anywhere, and then AlignDegree Services LLC (the old company?) is not online anymore.

Also, I have not seen anyone mention that textbooks are required for the courses which are not provided by DreamDegree. So there is a cost required, not much of a cost, but still a cost never-the-less.

Also, also, also, here is the description of my professor:

"A brief history of my background includes 16 ½ years in Marine Corps aviation. My last 8 years was spent as a Flight Engineer on KC-130 aircraft as well as being the NCOIC of Flight Engineer Ground Training at MCAS El Toro. Once I left the Marines, I worked at McDonnell Douglas/Boeing as a technical writer/editor in flight as well as maintenance manuals for the next 12 years and well as a holding management positions. When 9/11 caused the slump in aircraft sales, the subsequent downsizing of The Boeing Company led me to seeking full-time opportunities in education.

I currently hold 7 Masters degrees in business administration (MBA), human resource management (MA), human behavior (MA), aerospace operations (MAS), English (MA), instructional technology (MS) creative writing (MFA), and a doctorate in educational technology (EdD) from Pepperdine University. I am currently an associate professor at a university in Southern California."

He holds seven Masters degrees and works for an online company that makes no money? (face-palm) I want to believe this is something real, but my inner skeptic won't let me.

Part of me wonders if they even have any other courses ready to take besides COM110. I don't know. I'll keep pressing forward and report my findings back to you guys.

He's an associate professor at USC and works part-time for this company? Dream Degree came before Align Degree Services. I don't know if they're switching back to the Dream Degree name, but the ACE recommendations used to be under Dream Degree and were switched to Align Degree. Are you all being directed to Align Degree Services for the course? This company looks like it's about to become defunct.