New and need advise!!

[cookderosa]

Comprehensive is $6150 and includes tuition, you just need the "a la carte" option for $2397. That's the enrollment fee if you are testing out of everything and don't want to pre-pay tuition (I think the $6150 includes 30 credits? Cookderosa would know for sure)

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I'll try to keep this simple- but there are a few things to consider.
I'm actually not paying on the comprehensive plan- but I am pretty sure you get 36 credits. That's 12 credits x 3 semesters -which is a different schedule than the faster option of 12 week semesters - so just beware- you will be in longer classes on the comprehensive plan, and you can't enroll in extra classes OR TECEP EXAMS on that program- literally you must limit your on campus credit to 36 no exceptions, even paying out of pocket.

Unless you plan on enrolling in courses (or the many other options BESIDES testing that they offer like guided study, e-pack, prior learning assessment, etc.) you won't come out ahead $. I paid the enrollment fee and paid for my exams out of pocket. Now, in the end, I did decide to enroll in online courses- and after all is said and done I will probably break even- but you have to do the math based on your degree plan. If you are enrolling in a program that will require courses (many do!) you'll have to choose the best value. Right now, regular online classes are about $160 per credit and $100 per semester for technology fee. Books are always extra, and there will be a graduation fee of $250 at the end.

So to price compare:
Comprehensive $6150 - enrollment $2397 = $3753 / $160 = 23 credits
In other words, if you plan to take at least 23 classroom credits in one year at TESC (either the 4 semester or 3 semester option) , it is more cost effective to pay for the comprehensive tuition.

Finally, I have not read ahead, so this may have already been mentioned, but don't enroll until you can complete your requirements inside of 12 months. No reason to pay the enrollment fee ($2397) twice! :eek:
.....come to think of it....I guess regular students enroll for 4 years or more in a row....so maybe two years shouldn't be so taboo. Naaaaa- be smarter.