Can I cut the Cost of Education?

To cut educational costs, look at distance learning or other non-traditional methods of education. Often you will find what you need in a good non-regional accredited college. This means a extreme cut in the cost of education.

To appreciate the financial advantages at attending a distance learning or Assisted Academics seminary, you need to know the facts about most on-campus seminaries.

As of 2006, the cost of attending a typical resident seminary in the United States averaged between $11,000 and $13,000 per year. Tuition averaged from $340 to $400 per credit hour. Most courses are worth three credit hours, making each course cost from $1,020 to $1,200.

One well-known seminary keeps it simple by charging a flat fee of $2,200 per course at the Th.M and Ph.D. levels.

In addition to these fees you would pay room and board, application fees, continuation fees, candidacy fees, parking fees, graduation fees and who knows what else.

In some of the older and more notable seminaries it is usual for a graduate to have invested as much as $30,000 in tuition, books and fees alone. Housing and general living expenses are piled on top of that. Often, seminary graduates will be deep in long-term debt. Sometimes they are forced to take five to fifteen years to pay off.

So, look before you leap. Check all the options. Is “regional accreditation” worth tens of thousands of extra dollars?

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