By Gen Wright
Baltimore, MD – StraighterLine (http://www.straighterlinedotcom) announced today that Granite State College (www.granite.edu) has joined StraighterLine’s partner college network. StraighterLine partner colleges are regionally accredited institutions that award post-secondary credit upon transfer for successfully completing its online college courses. Granite State College is New Hampshire’s public college for adult students of all ages. Since 1972, GSC has provided access to higher education to more than 50,000 students, both online and at nine campuses throughout the state of New Hampshire.
Through this partnership, students who successfully complete StraighterLine courses may transfer their courses for full credit when they enroll in one of Granite State College’s degree programs and can use these transfer credits towards the completion of their bachelors degree.
Students can take freshman and introductory-level classes through StraighterLine and save thousands of dollars earning their college degree. With StraighterLine, students pay only $99 per month plus $39 per course started and can move as quickly or slowly through the material as they like.
StraighterLine courses have been evaluated and recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE)’s Credit Recommendation Service and have met or exceeded the Distance Education and Training Council’s standards for online course quality.
Currently, StraighterLine offers fifteen entry-level college distance learning courses online, including College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Business Writing, Introduction to Biology for non-majors, Introduction to Biology for non-majors with a lab, General Chemistry 1, General Chemistry 1 with a lab, English Comp I, English Comp II, Accounting I, Accounting II, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Business Statistics and two developmental courses, with more to be offered soon. StraighterLine partner colleges and universities include the following institutions:
* American College of Dubai (www.centameddotcom)
* American InterContinental University (www.aiuniv.edu)
* Ashford University (www.ashford.edu)
* Assumption College (www.assumption.edu)
* Capella University (www.capella.edu)
* Charter Oak State College (www.charteroak.edu)
* Colorado State University-Global Campus (www.csuglobaldotorg)
* DeVry University (www.devry.edu)
* Excelsior College (www.excelsior.edu)
* Fort Hays State University (www.fhsu.edu)
* Granite State College (www.granite.edu)
* Jefferson Community and Technical College (www.jefferson.kctcs.edu)
* Kaplan University (www.kaplanuniversity.edu)
* Lake City Community College (www.lakecitycc.edu)
* Nazarene Bible College (www.nbc.edu)
* Potomac College (www.potomac.edu)
* The University of Akron (www.uakron.edu)
* Thomas Edison State College (www.tesc.edu/)
* Thompson Rivers University (www.truopen.ca)
* Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu)
* WGU Indiana (www.indiana.wgu.edu)
“We are thrilled to have Granite State join our partner college network. By working with StraighterLine, Granite State helps Free State citizens make college more affordable” says Burck Smith, StraighterLine’s CEO.
“Granite State College is committed to providing affordable, flexible and hands-on educational opportunities for adults of all ages,” said Dr. Todd Leach, President of Granite State College. “We want to empower students to succeed and that’s why we’ve partnered with StraighterLine.”
About Granite State College
Granite State College is one of the four University System of New Hampshire institutions and annually serves over 3,500 students statewide and beyond. GSC proudly delivers practical and relevant education in the classroom and online, offering associate and bachelor degrees, post-baccalaureate programs for teacher education and a variety of transfer opportunities. GSC is committed to empowering and educating students throughout New Hampshire.
About StraighterLine
StraighterLine is a leader in making a quality college education more affordable. StraighterLine’s programs are a great way to tackle the escalating cost of four-year college tuition and avoid a mountain of student debt.
StraighterLine offers two innovative programs. The “Freshman Year for $999″ program is designed to help college students and their families address rampant rising tuition costs of college education. Students can take up to 10 StraighterLine courses for a single fee of $999 and realize savings of more than 90% versus the first-year tuition at many colleges. Students can also enroll in a subscription package for $99 a month that allows students who can move the material even faster an opportunity for even greater savings. Both programs includes up to 10 hours of one-on-one instructional support.
Students who successfully complete StraighterLine online college courses receive credit when they enroll with any school in our rapidly expanding network of regionally accredited partner colleges and universities. In addition, the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT – www.acenet.edu/acecredit/) has also evaluated and recommended college credit for StraighterLine courses. ACE CREDIT helps students gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in settings outside traditional higher education. StraighterLine also offers a tuition assistance program as a benefit for companies to provide to employees interested in earning their college degree.
For information, visit http://www.straighterlinedotcom or call 202-507-7020 or 1-877-str8erline (1-877-787-8375).
TO learn more about online college courses, visit Straighterline or call 202-507-7020 or 1-877-str8erline (1-877-787-8375).
How to Get a College Degree without Going Broke
By Jamie Hanson
Would you walk into a car showroom and pay full sticker price for a new car? Of course not.
Yet that’s just what thousands of American families do every year. If a university says that its yearly tuition and costs run $49,800, then that’s the price, right? Take out your checkbook.
Paying full ticket doesn’t make sense. Here are some ways to bring home a diploma at a discounted price:
Meet with a college funding advisor as early as you can. Also called college financial consultants, these professionals are different from general financial consultants or investment advisors. They look at all your family’s financial assets, debts and income and recommend strategies to get the most financial aid. To find one of these professionals, search for “College Funding Consulting” or “College Financial Consulting” in your area.
Be warned, some of these consultants can recommend dishonest ways to qualify for more funding. Example: You can hide family assets by putting them in a relative’s accounts. So before you set up a meeting, describe your overall situation over the phone and see what kind of information you get. Dishonest dealings really can come back to haunt you later on.
Meet with one of these professionals as early as you can. If you are going to shuttle funds into the IRA of a parent who is about to retire or engage in other sophisticated maneuvers, you need to complete them well ahead of time. You’re going to have to describe your finances on the FAFSA (described below), and any last-minute financial maneuvers will almost certainly come to light.
Fill out a FAFSA worksheet. The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) isn’t exactly what it sounds like. Even though you need one to qualify for PELL Grants or other government programs, the FAFSA has become a standard form that colleges require from all scholarship applicants.
Lots of families are terrified of the FAFSA because it requires them to submit personal financial information to the government. But fear not. You can download and print out a FAFSA worksheet from http://www.fafsa.ed.gov, fill it out in complete privacy – and never show it to anybody. Worksheets let you discover speed bumps before you submit your application online.
Warning: When you search for “FAFSA” online, you’ll find ads for for-profit companies that will submit your FAFSA for a fee. Don’t use them. You can fill out the form for free at the FAFSA site.
Use guerrilla tactics to trim college costs. You can start college at a community college and then transfer to a state school. You can attend a three-year college and trim 25 percent of your costs. You can take college courses for credit at StraighterLine and complete your freshman year of college for $999.
So why would you ever pay full sticker for your college education? There are so many ways to get the aid for college that you need.
You can take college courses for credit at StraighterLine and complete your freshman year of college for $999 with our distance learning courses.
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