That is because it IS either a scam, or simply not worth your time.

Okay, "Scam" is probably a bit harsh. They are probably a legitimate company, selling a legitimate product. I'm just not sure that their product is actually worth the price.

I used to work for an on-line school. After that experience, I can tell you that I would have never, NEVER shelled out money to attend an on-line school. I cannot in good conscience recommend on-line educational establishments. It doesn't matter if they are accredited. I have seen the kind of people they hire to produce their coursework. I WAS one of the people who produced their coursework. (although I didn't write any of it, I was on the production side of things) The "teachers" they hire are not the kind of people you want to learn from.

Re: Richard Kain,

I don't know if that goes for all online schools. I don't know that I would trust stand alone online schools, but from what I've heard, the online courses brick and mortar schools offer is pretty good. I know a lot of people that were taking online classes from the college I went to and loved it because it gave them more options of when they went and stuff. Of course, if you go through an actual college that offers online courses, then it may not be as good of a value, since a lot of the online schools offer much lower rates, so there won't be as much savings, but at least you are getting some savings, but with better classes.

I'm not sure what type of an online school Richard worked with, but I do agree it would take a lot of research to make sure the school is legitimate and is going to offer you course work that is worth your time. I wouldn't accept just any school until you spent the time researching it.

Just my two cents.

Good luck with your decision!

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