Looks like Harvard Extension School increased their tuition cost

[alexf.1990]

Sorry I’m on the road so I can’t check for sure but it’s about 9 weeks or maybe 10? It’s the accelerated one aligned with the 7 week summer semester.

It seems like Harvard allows the summer CORe to be included into financial aid packages since it seems like there’s a lot of students in my cohort. Also I think the summer one is the one that gets taken for credit but I’m not sure off the top of my head. I think for a more traditional cohort  is best to go with the CORe that doesn’t fall under the semesters where students, professors, etc aren’t in class. But yeah I agree with you on the overpriced aspect of the program. But then again I think Harvard programs have an inelastic demand within the business world. I’m still a bit sad about the extension school increasing the cost per class by $100 dollars or so since that’s an extra $400 every full term there which messes around with the budget I had planned. I’m surprised they didn’t raise the cost of the CORe program as well.

That makes alot of sense. I did was in the February 2018 cohort. It was 16 weeks long, so the modules weren't too demanding. I can't remember what the rules were regarding credit. I know my cohort was available for credit, but the price didn't seem to justify the 8 elective credits I would have received.  I considered the ALB program last years when I began my bachelor's degree. It didn't seem worth it to me. I knew I wanted a masters degree eventually. If I did undergrad at HES, I would need a similarly rigorous masters program to maintain my trajcetory. For me, it seemed a no-name bachelors degree followed up with an ALM from HES was the cheaper and faster choice. What factors did you consider when choosing the ALB over the ALM? Have you looked into the HES Grant. It's supposed to give you half off your tuition during the fall and spring, and one free course during the summer.