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| COLLEGE CREDIT AT 1500+ ACCREDITED SCHOOLS ACROSS U.S., ALSO 40% CHEAPER THAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES!! |
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Javaonline.org had its courses evaluated for potential college credit at more than 1500 accredited colleges and universities across the U.S., by NCCRS ["National College Credit Recommendation Service"], a credit recommendation service of the New York State Education Department / University of the State of New York.
Their web-site has a list of 1500+ participating schools willing to consider awarding credit based on such recommendations. The result of the evaluation including the exact credit hours per course is as follows:
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| | JV101P | Java for Beginners | 2.0 |
| | JV201P | Advanced Java - I | 2.0 |
| | JV202P | Advanced Java - II | 2.0 |
| | JV301P + JV401P | JSP + Advanced JSP | 3.0 |
For the official listing of Javaonline.org course credit result on NCCRS's site, click on the link below:
Official NCCRS Page for Javaonline.org Courses
Javaonline.org appears in NCCRS's latest newsletter! Follow the link below:
Javaonline article in NCCRS Newsletter
[JV301P]: "The team found the course to be sound in content..".
[JV401P]: "The team was impressed with the course content and had few suggestions for improvement. They especially liked the explanation of Custom Tags and Struts."
Schools willing to consider awarding college credit based on NCCRS recommendations, may do so either:
• as replacement of existing "core" courses, OR
• as credit in the "elective" course category.
(A) If Java Programming - I and II are two required core courses for a degree program, the school may:
• waive those 2 courses based on your Javaonline.org course credit, OR
• you may still be required to take them (depends on the school).
If its the former, well and good. If its the latter, you can still use the Javaonline.org course credit in the "elective" category. In that case, the Javaonline.org courses would prepare you fully to take the core Java courses offered by the school.
(B) If Java Programming - I and II are optional courses for a degree program (in other words, replaceable with some other courses such as C++ and C#), and elective courses are allowed within Computer Science, then you could take the other courses (C++ and C#) at your school, and take Javaonline.org courses to get the "elective" credit.
Before taking Javaonline.org courses, you may want to check with your school's Prior Learning office (your school's office in the list of 1500 schools on the NCCRS site) to find exactly what courses it may replace or yield elective credit.
An important requirement for college credit is that the courses must have a proctored final exam. One can now choose the new variant of each course, one that has the final exam proctored. You can choose any of the standard testing agencies for the proctored exam such as Sylvan or Prometric. The new variants will have a "P" added at the end of the course id's in order to differentiate them from the "un-proctored" ones. Example: JV101P vs JV101, similarly: JV201P vs JV201, and so on. Only the proctored versions can yield any college credit under this scheme. You can switch to the new (proctored) variant even in the middle of a course, as long as you haven't already submitted the Final Exam.
The testing agency would charge about $50 per proctored exam session, where you could potentially take more than one exam if they are delivered on the same day. It is possible to take multiple exams for that fee, provided they are taken in one visit. So one could potentially take final exams of all 5 courses at the testing agency for $50. Otherwise you can always take them separately by paying $50 per exam.
For the proctored variant, Dr. Metlapalli will need to monitor / coordinate the final exam administration conducted by Sylvan / Prometric, which will need additional effort from his side. So the proctored versions will cost a bit more than the un-proctored ones. The additional fee is $50 per proctored course, so for example if you are registered for all 5 courses and want the proctored exam on all of them, you will be billed for $250 extra as "admin fee" plus the $50 charge from Sylvan / Prometric, bringing the total additional cost to $300 for all 5 courses. If taking only 1 course this way, the extra charge would be $50 "admin fee" + $50 Sylvan / Prometric fee = $100.
This scheme includes an option to have the transferable courses listed on an official transcript issued by Excelsior College (under an agreement with NCCRS), an accredited school (www.excelsior.edu). In other words, the courses completed at Javaonline.org would appear on a transcript issued by Excelsior College located in Albany, NY as a valuable credential.
Consider Gold membership in Fast Track (Proctored). It costs $420. Assuming you take the 3 final exams for those 3 courses in one full day sitting (which is allowed), you pay $50 at Sylvan for one day. So, total cost = $470. Those 3 courses are recommended for 6 hrs of college credit.
In contrast, a typical community college would charge $75 per credit hour, so it comes to $450 for 6 credit hrs (2 courses) for tuition alone. In addition, you pay extra fess, and purchase textbooks and software as necessary. Assuming one required textbook per course at a price of $125, you would spend $250 for textbooks. Add miscellaneous costs (lab fees, software, supplies, project work) of $50 per course. So total cost for 6 credit hrs is: $450 + $250 + $100 = $800. So, total saving = $330 (40%).
Often, the beginner-level Java course at community colleges has a pre-requisite course such as programming fundamentals, or algorithms. In that case, you end up spending another $400 for that course, for a total cost of $1200 for 3 courses. After the 3 courses, you only get basic Java knowledge, no JSP, Databases, SQL or Struts. At Javaonline.org, the Beginners course has no pre-requisite, so you go straight to the core Java content instead of wasting time on so-called "foundation" material (which usually is Java-based anyways). Instead of spending money on the foundation course, you can spend on the JSP and Advanced JSP courses at Javaonline.org, that way you get 3 more credits (for a total of 9 credits, making it same as the 3 courses that you plan at a community college); in addition, you get critical skills (JSP, Databases, SQL, Struts) required when looking for a job.
The total cost using Javaonline.org courses in that case would be:
Platinum Plus membership in Fast Track (Proctored): $700. Assume you complete the 5 Final Exams in two separate full-day sittings, so you pay Sylvan $100 for 2 days. Total Cost: $800, which means total saving of $400 (33%). |
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