Straighterline...college for 99/month

[iluvmy4blessings]

Anyone heard of this? My grandmother sent me this clipping from a newspaper. The idea is that you can take college classes for a flat fee of 99/month . As many classes as you want for a flat fee. They are partnered with accredited universities. Wondered if anyone knows about it. They offer things like Intro Algebra etc. which could be good for highschool kids too.

http://www.straighterline.com/

[Sandra in NC]

The problem with Straighterline is spotty transferability of credits.

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This forum has a lot of jargon. TESC is Thomas Edison State College, EC is Excelsior College, FHSU is Fort Hayes. People on this forum are working on AA and BS degrees through credit-by-exam. Thomas Edison, Excelsior, and Charter Oaks are three accredited colleges with no residency requirement. They generally accept credit-by-exam, and ACE recommended credits (http://www2.acenet.edu/credit/index.cfm?fuseaction=browse.main) for ALEKS courses, etc.

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