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NAU is a legit b&m school. They're RA so yes the credits could transfer, but why not just finish there?

One reason could be to get a degree that NAU doesn't offer but that their credits will transfer into. For instance, a possible source of a few UL CS credits for a CS degree at TESU instead of the IT degree that NAU offers. COSC also has different degrees than NAU offers and it's harder to get credit for COSC now. Or, possibly, Excelsior. Though their degrees are strange and mysterious.

It's not always about the cheapest or the easiest; sometimes you want/need a specific degree.

I get that, but at these CBE schools, you don't get to pick and choose what you want to take. They often have a program set up and you follow along through it. It's not like you just take a bunch of gen eds. You also need to be enrolled and admitted to get into these programs. You can't just take a class here and there like a community college. They tend to have very limited gen ed courses as well. The UL are often exactly what they want you to take there for their degree. They don't offer courses for you to have the plans to transfer them elsewhere. You don't pick your courses. Your advisor gives them to you usually following the degree plan. This has been my and my husband's experiences with CBE programs.