Penn Foster Degree Program - Will it transfer to TESU?

[dfrecore]

I found this on PF site "Penn Foster College can start you on the path to your new career for just $79 per credit!"

Here's the bottom line, $79 per credit is too expensive. You can do a single CLEP exam for $80 and that is worth 3 credits. Add in a reasonable proctor fee and you're at $33/credit.
Saylor is $25 for 3 credits. No proctor! That's $8/credit
DSST same costs as CLEP

Straighterline, as Dfrecore mentioned, is a monthly payment plan. I have 2 sons enrolled now. It's $99/month plus whatever class(s) want - no limit. Classes are about $50. My teens average 2 classes per month, so for each son, I'm spending $200 per month for 6 credits. That's $33/credit, and I can accelerate or stop if we get into a money crunch. When we speed up, they can do as many as 4 in a month. In those months, we are spending $300 in a month for 12 credits, which brings the cost down to $25/cr.

Saylor credit is proctored, but that's what the cost is - the courses themselves are free! So it's a fantastic deal. The courses aren't the best, but like I said, there are other ways to study for the exams.

I hadn't mentioned SL, but Study.com. Both are great ways to rack up credits if you want to do courses quickly.

And don't forget, if you take a 6cr CLEP (a "general" one like Biology or English Lit), or know a foreign language well enough to pass a 6cr or 9cr CLEP, your costs are even lower!