How does the education series help save money?
Earning college credits typically requires semester-long class attendance and completion of all coursework. Alternatively, students can test their subject mastery through a proficiency exam, while most schools will offer their own profiency testing approved by the dean or the class professor, many will often accept centralized examinations such as CLEP, DSST, TECEP, UExcel, and others.
Although the Affordable Education Institute is not associated in any way with the College Board and other testing organizations, we believe that testing equivalents including the widely popular CLEP exams can help students balance their educational and professional life by providing credits equivalent to those gained from full-length courses
Since our book series are focused on the most accepted examinations first, we note that there 34 CLEP subjects currently offered, meaning students can earn up to the first year of college general education credits. This method can save significant time and money in pursuing higher education. These tests cannot replace all course credits for a full degree but can help students advance quickly towards their major and generally save up to a year of costs. Subjects offered range from history and business to sciences. These tests usually come with a low fee (around $100 at the time of writing), plus a testing center fee, are a valuable tool for students seeking a cost-effective and time-efficient education.
Although we don't believe it's possible to cover all examination center offerings through the Affordable Education Series alone (World Languages by reading seems unlikely), we do believe we can address many of their testing topics by starting with the most commonly taken classes first.