Need a fast and cheap degree?

[Marquette_Wildcat]

Just found this site, its amazing! I need a fast and cheap degree to satisfy a future promotion at work, any will do. What are my options? Thank you guys so much!

So, you can see my progress in my signature. What I would do, is go to ModernStates and use their study materials so that you can get free CLEP vouchers. Of course, first check to make sure that CLEP testing is available near you and speak with someone from the testing center to verify any times or limits. When I was taking CLEP, the local college let me take 3 in one day, but, then it turned out that they weren't allowed to do that and then I was limited to just 2 CLEP's per day and I could only get there once a week. Some of those testing services have very limited hours- so that's good to know going in. The benefit is that you can get practice studying and testing for free. 

I was telling people to just skip CLEP and go right to WGU- BUT, I no longer think that's a good idea simply because you have no idea of knowing how quickly you can really learn until your actually doing it. I had a friend I sent to WGU and she didn't successfully complete a single class. lol So, yeah, don't waste your money until you get some good practice with CLEP. You don't want to pay $3500 and then realize you aren't in the right headspace now. 

You would definitely want to test out of as many gen eds as possible before enrolling in WGU. The general business degrees still have around 30 credits of gen ed. I managed to do 100+ credits in 10 months while working full time. But, it was a lot. For me it ended up pretty inexpensive going that route because I qualified for the Pell grant and then the subsidized loan for the remainder. It was cheaper going that route than any other route, BUT, only if you finish in one term. If you are cutting it down to the wire, you can get a capstone extension of 4 weeks so long as it is your last class and it is moved into your current term before the 15th of your last month. 

You can see the CLEP's I took in my signature. WGU accepted most of those, the only ones they didn't take were the ones that overlapped with the gen ed credits I already had from my first college stint. CLEP transcripts take forever to show up and delayed my start time by a month. In other words, as soon as you think you are done with CLEP, have the transcript sent to WGU even if you haven't applied yet or done any of your financial aid. Fill out your FAFSA ahead of time, all that fun stuff.

Dang! That was a hell of an answer Jennifer! Thank you so much! Yeah I think I’m going to end up pursuing the Business Management or Marketing Management degrees. So you essentially did most of your degree directly through WGU? Would you recommend testing out of the maximum amount of transferable credits before enrolling? Did you have any experience with Straighterline, Saylor, or Study.com? I appreciate all the advice, thank you again!