If you are looking to build up credits very inexpensively into transfer to a full degree program, one of the most interesting new options out there is StraighterLine, a company that’s come up with a way of helping students get the basic first year of college courses finished, often at a cost of under a thousand dollars. Courses are all offered online.
StraighterLine, recently called a “neat concept” by Forbes, has agreements with a variety of accredited colleges and universities that accept credits for it’s courses toward a full degree. Typical first year courses like Intro to Business or Developmental Writing can be taken at a cost of $99. per month, or $39. per course. After getting these frequently required courses under your belt, you are eligible to transfer credits for them toward a degree at a fully accredited university (see list below). The total savings to you from taking your freshman year classes through StraighterLine rather than a full priced school can run into many thousands of dollars, and you can still wind up with the degree from the full-priced school.
StraighterLine’s current list of “partner colleges” accepting credits in transfer:
Albany State University
American College of Dubai
American InterContinental University
Argosy University
Ashford University
Bay State College
Capella University
Charter Oak State College
Colorado State University Global Campus
Concordia University Chicago
DeVry University
Excelsior College
Fisher College
Granite State College
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Kendall College
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Liberty University
New England College of Business (NECB)
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Potomac College
Strayer University
SUNY Empire State College
Thomas Edison State College
University of Maryland University College
University of the Incarnate Word
University of Phoenix
Western Governors University
WGU Indiana
WGU Texas
WGU Washington