Are any online colleges accredited really? Is there any I could use to transfer to UW?
I just moved to WA and the community colleges are trying to charge me $2,500 for just 2 classes a semester! I was only going so I could be making progress before applying to University of Washngton in the fall, as I will NOT be paying that much, are there any online colleges that really are accredited and I could use those credits at UW, and that also wouldn’t make my application look bad? plus are they all just as expensive, because they seem to be high in price too.
There are tons of Accredited online programs. Many brick and mortar colleges have online programs.
The reason you are being charged so much is because you just moved. You are considered an out of state resident unless you have lived there a certain time ( usually 3 months minimum to 12 months) before you are a resident in the eyes of the college.
its up to UW if they will take credits from another college, but why don’t you try http://www.athabascau.ca? It is a university created by the Alberta government in 1970 to be a distance education insitution.
It is accredited in Canada and the US and has students from over 80 countries.
This is from the website” Athabasca University (AU) is the first Canadian university to be awarded accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). The Commission is one of six regional organizations in the U.S. that accredits universities.
MSCHE has closely examined the way AU does business and found that AU meets its rigorous international quality standards for higher education institutions. The peer review was conducted according to a set of criteria established by MSCHE to maintain and strengthen the quality and integrity of higher education.
The accreditation means that students, prospective students and stakeholders in North America and around the globe can have further confidence in the calibre of Athabasca University’s courses and programs; they now know that AU academic offerings, student support services and institution as a whole meets and in some cases exceeds internationally established standards in addition to internal and provincial quality assurance practices. ”
3 credit courses are currently $884 for non-canadians living outside canada.
Check out their website http://www.athabascau.ca and see if it is for you.