Basically... My top 5 countries of choice for education, US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand...  For this youngster and his younger sister, they're looking into Europe as colleges here have 'rejected' his applications to about 30 colleges.

Having said that, I believe he's looking at 'top colleges', if he's setting his path to Europe with the same thing in mind, it may fail.  If I was in similar shoes, I would recommend any public/state institution within the country first, before going elsewhere.

Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersa...r-BB1qwaX8

Hello,

I've been lurking here for a short time and learned quite some interesting things. Thanks to all sharing your experiences!
There's this Illinois Tech (Stuart School of Business) MBA degree for 15K USD on https://www.coursera.org/illinois-tech that looks interesting, but what surprised me is that it didn't get much mention on this forum (which I assume is mostly people from the US) nor on other platforms.
I'm hoping with this post to find out if anyone enrolled and could share what their experience was?

I saw many other <15K accredited MBA degrees on this forum but don't seem -as- flexible. I want to go slow, module-based, take a semester off if needed without much hassle. The format Illinois Tech proposes is nice, and I get to see most of their courses via Coursera to get an idea of the curriculum (which is why I'm surprised I don't find much info back, seems very transparant).
Some background info: Mid 30s, from Europe and would like to do an accredited MBA (preferably AACSB) to fill in blanks to eventually move (no rush) into a management role or start a company. I work in tech. 

Thanks!

Your Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Your Age: 38
What kind of degree do you want?: Bachelor in Computer Science OR BS in Cybersecurity
Current Regional Accredited Credits: Yes
School Name Total Credits: Centennial College , Toronto, Ontario  and Sheridan College, Brampton, Ontario. 96 Credits were awarded at Centennial College and 30 Credits were awarded at Sheridan College. Total Credits earned at both colleges 126
 
Centennial College Credits (RA) (96 credit hours) 3 years Diploma Business Administration - Accounting
 
ACCT 150 Small Business Software  Credits Hrs 4 A+
ACCT 222 Management Accounting 1  Credits Hrs 4 A+
BUSN 225 Quantitative Methods 1 Credits   Hrs 4 A+
COMM 161 College Communication 1 Credits  Hrs 3 B+
COMP 121 Interm Micro App Software Credit Hrs 4 A+
ACCT 224 Corporate Finance 1 Credit Hrs.      4 A+
ACCT 225 Accounting Micro Application 1 Credit Hrs. 4 A+
ACCT 255 Intermediate Accounting 1 Credit Hrs.  4 A
ACCT 322 Management Accounting 2 Credit Hrs.    4 A
COMM 171 College Communications 2 Credit Hrs.   3 A
ACCT 226 Taxation 1 Credit Hrs.                 4 A+
ACCT 257 Accounting Systems 1 Credit Hrs.       4 A+
ACCT 265 Intermediate Accounting 2 Credit Hrs.  4 A+
ACCT 358 Accounting Microcomputer App 2 Credit Hrs. 4 A+
BUSN 325 Quantitative Methods 2 Credit hrs.     4 A+
JOBS 221 Job Search Skills Credit Hrs           1 B+
ACCT 331 Auditing 1 Credit Hrs.                 4 B+
ACCT 336 Taxation 2 credit Hrs.                 4 A+
ACCT 357 Accounting Systems 2 Credit Hrs.       4 A+
BUSN 331 Business Law Credit Hrs.               4 A
ENGL 253 Advance Business Communications credit 3 B
GNED 500 Global Citizenship Credit Hrs.         3 A
ACCT 332 Auditing 2 Credit Hrs.                 4 B
ACCT 334 Corporate Finance 2 Credit hrs.         4 A
FINA 339 Canadian Securities Course 1 Credit hrs 4 A
HRMT 318 Payroll Credit hrs                      3 A+
 
Sheridan College RA (30 Credits) Continuing education Courses
ACCG 16971 Accounting 1                          3 A+
APPL 10343 Computer Applications 1               3 A+
MATH 16269 Business Mathematics 1                3 A+
ACCG 17937 Accounting 2                          3 A+
ECON 22358G Macroeconomics                       3 A+
MKTG 19439 Marketing 1                           3 A
ECON 13936 Microeconomics                        3 A
HRMT 301 Human Resource Management               3 A
GCTC 001 Community/Working Life 1                3 B
GCTC 001 Community/Working Life 2                3 B+

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: None

Provider Total Credits: 0
Any certifications or military experience? Yes, Canadian securities Course (CSC) Certificate

[b]Budget: I have a max of $8K-9K saved up.  I will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: Just kids/spouse. I currently work full time and can work on my studies part time or in the evenings/weekends.
Dedicated time to study: I can study as much as is needed during the night or weekends as long as my schedule is free. I estimate at least 3 hours every week night and on the weekends, maybe 6 hours, total would be 15-25 hrs we week
Timeline: Finishing the courses required for the degree as fast as possible would be ideal.  I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months)
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: No[/b]

It appears a new course for Sophia in ACE, Criminology (SOSC1050, ACE ID: SOPH-0084).
https://www.acenet.edu/National-Guide/Pa...65f38bf0e1
It does not appear on the Sophia web page for me. Let's hope it will be active soon.

Pennsylvania residents excluding nursing students will now pay TESU in-state (New Jersey) undergraduate tuition, beginning with August 2024 registrations.

Your Location: Arizona / Overseas currently
Your Age: 39
What kind of degree do you want?: Pierpont BOG w/ Information Systems emphasis -> WGU IT Bachelor's -> potentially the masters in IT Management 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: 0
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 0 - all my of previously earned credits are too old and I am effectively starting from zero
Any certifications or military experience? I have a Comptia A+ lifetime cert. I can build my own pc but remember pretty much zero from this test. 
Budget: I'd like to go the cheapest route possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.  
Commitments: I have a ton of free time and am ready to go hardcore
Dedicated time to study: 5 or more hours during weekdays
Timeline: Fastest possible. 
Tuition assistance/reimbursement: I expect none


Hello! I'm looking for help/advice in building a degree plan using Sophia / Study.com / Straighterline to earn an Associates at Pierpont and then max transfers for an IT Bachelor's at WGU.
I'm not sure what kind of area of emphasis on my associates I should shoot for, but I was thinking Information Systems seems the most useful.
I am an excellent test taker and loathe educational busy work.
I have heard chatter that Sophia courses have recently become much more difficult / time consuming. I am looking for your opinions on preferred transfer courses among the self-driven options I've listed.

I am open to suggestions and appreciate your input. Thank you!

Your Location: China
Your Age: 40
What kind of degree do you want?: UMPI BABA PM+IS
Current Regional Accredited Credits:non
School Name Total Credits: non
Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits:non
Provider Total Credits:non
Any certifications or military experience? no

I only have a high school diploma and can dedicate over 40 hours a week to studying. I hope to obtain a bachelor's degree in Information Systems from UMPI as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Therefore, I plan to complete as many transferable credits as I can through Sophia and Study.com before applying to UMPI. This is my study plan:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing

I would appreciate any advice from experienced friends. Additionally, does anyone have course plan recommendations for UMPI's PM+IS program? Thank you very much for your help. 

Anyone else waiting on degree conferral from Summer Session 1? 

For anyone else wondering the time frame. I started in January with 97 credits (community college and a state college). I needed 16 classes and finished up on June 28. So, about five months (with two trips thrown in) to finish up my degree in history. I did use any non-traditional credits like Sophia or SDC.

I have followed this guide,   https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/SN...egree_Plan

And it almost worked with all the transfers except one - CS210

[img]blob:https://www.degreeforum.net/fda4b8b7-ce18-44a9-84a7-e224ee8b2108[/img]
I attempted to transfer CS113 and failed. As the note suggests, is there any other class that satisfies this requirement? 

CS210 Programming Languages 3 Study.com CS 113: Programming in Python
Note: Not 100% sure this course will transfer in, but pretty sure you can find a programming course to transfer in.

TIA

Something weird seems to be going on in my current class.  Usually our weekly discussion question is filled with personal anecdotes or stories to connect with the weekly topic.  This week, I feel like I am reading posts generated by ChatGPT.  One student’s post was tripled and at the end of each instance was a sentence that said “Is this conversation helpful so far?”.  And the formatting seems outside of what you might see in Canvas unless it was copy/pasted elsewhere.  Then someone replied to my post.  There was no direct reference to anything I wrote and it read like a textbook.  Even the instructor seems to be “phoning it in”.  His reply to every student is exactly the same.  This is so unusual for this program.