02-07-2011, 01:45 PM
Food for thought. Most, if not all, 'traditional' colleges & universities allow you to use a certain amount of testing credit. I've been to two University of Maryland schools, both allow for a significant amount of clep/dsst type credit.
As an FYI to the 'rankings' part of the question. UMBC is ranked as the #1 'up and coming' college in the US News survey and is VERY well regarded in the fields of math and computer science. UMBC allows AP/CLEP/IB/EC credit (dsst too I think) A maximum of 60 credits may be earned through CLEP, AB or IB Examinations.
UMUC is the mostly online extension college of the UM system and will accept up to 60 credits aswell.
Harvard even accepts 12 credits of CLEP.
Point: As long as the school is accredited, nobody really cares how you got your credits. The "big 3" are accredited, they just let you use more testing credit than other schools.
My 27 DSST credits have saved me approximately $6,000 and 3 semesters.
As an FYI to the 'rankings' part of the question. UMBC is ranked as the #1 'up and coming' college in the US News survey and is VERY well regarded in the fields of math and computer science. UMBC allows AP/CLEP/IB/EC credit (dsst too I think) A maximum of 60 credits may be earned through CLEP, AB or IB Examinations.
UMUC is the mostly online extension college of the UM system and will accept up to 60 credits aswell.
Harvard even accepts 12 credits of CLEP.
Point: As long as the school is accredited, nobody really cares how you got your credits. The "big 3" are accredited, they just let you use more testing credit than other schools.
My 27 DSST credits have saved me approximately $6,000 and 3 semesters.
B.S. Comp Studies - UMUC (May/2011)
Cert. Information Assurance - UMUC (May/2011)
Cert. Information & Network Security - UMBC Training Centers (June/2010)
A.A. Information Technology - Programming (May/2010)
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CEH, CHFI, Sec+, Linux+, iNet+, Project+, SCJP, SCWCD, CIW
"A job not worth doing is not worth doing well, but a job worth doing is worth doing right the first time."
Cert. Information Assurance - UMUC (May/2011)
Cert. Information & Network Security - UMBC Training Centers (June/2010)
A.A. Information Technology - Programming (May/2010)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CEH, CHFI, Sec+, Linux+, iNet+, Project+, SCJP, SCWCD, CIW
"A job not worth doing is not worth doing well, but a job worth doing is worth doing right the first time."
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