COSC vs Excelsior cost

[BrighterFuture88]

Here are the fees as I see it - I could be missing something - I'm new to this and in the process of figuring out where to finish my degree right now, spoken to all three ALOT in the past 2 weeks...(applied to all three - waiting for credit eval from COSC).

Minimum fees, assuming you are doing max credits through other sources: 


Excelsior - 1 year  - Out of State Tuition(Spoke to them yesterday they said they are targeting the new cornerstone format for Spring Semesters)

app -              $50
Enrollment - $1095
Capstone -   $1530
Grad -           $495
Tech -            $60

Total -        $3230 - PLUS $100 * you still need to do Info although I'm told you can do it elsewhere - so you really need to add another $100 give or take to compare apples to apples - so it is really $3330




COSC - 1 Term - Out of State Tuition

app -                   $50
Cornerstone -  $1,257
Capstone -      $1,257
Student Svcs -   $284
Tech -                $75
Grad -               $215

Total -           $3,138 - 1 Semester * Assumes you can get done in 1 semester. BSBA you should be able to with 8 week Cornerstone and 8 week capstone. Individualized Studies or General Studies you can't because you have an 8 week Cornerstone and a 15 week Capstone - so you have 2 semesters minimum which means you have to pay a second Student Svcs and Tech fee, so add $359 to above figure.



TESU - 1 Year - Out of State Tuition           TESU - 1 Year - In State Tuition  

app -                   $50                                    app -                   $50
Cornerstone -  $1,527                                     Cornerstone -  $1,197
Capstone -      $1,527                                     Capstone -      $1,197
Residency -      $2800                                     Residency -      $2800
Grad -               $298                                     Grad -               $298



Total -      $6,202 - 1 Year                            Total -      $5,542 - 1 Year


Military for TESU would be $1,848 if they waive the residency. $4,648 if they don't (I don't know if they do or don't).




I have the TESU in State  figures because I'm in NJ so that's what I"m comparing for my situation... 

The advantage I see with Excelsior (assuming a relatively quick enrollment) is you can still do the cornerstone class elsewhere so it costs you less (for now) AND you don't have to do the work the other two cornerstones are requiring. Apparently if you do their course its a quick and easy class to get through - though I'd rather not drop $510 for a 1 credit class where I can drop $100+/- and get 3 credits. 

I will say based off my experience the last couple of weeks Excelsior (at least the admissions person I'm stuck with) is not as easy to work with as the other two schools. Most of her responses have been "Once you get enrolled work that out with your advisor". I did call earlier this week and spoke to a different guy when she was out and he was great, so I may have to time my calls around her schedule lol.

So, if I am doing Liberal Arts, would it be better to do COSC or TESU?  You mentioned a Cornerstone for COSC outside of a BSBA, but with general studies I would have to do one, so I don’t know if that counts for LA.