Online colleges for a Massachusetts student?
May 3, 2012 8:22 PM Subscribe
I'm a student in Western Massachusetts. What are some good online colleges (in-state or otherwise) at which to take some math and economics courses over the summer?
Here at UMass, we have a continuing and professional education program, but the courses are pretty pricey and look very intensive. The classes I need are Calc I and II, plus Macroeconomics II. Neither of the local comunity colleges offers any of those in the summer.
So, how do I choose between the absurd amount of online schools out there? Any community colleges elsewhere in Massachusetts that offer discounts for in-staters? UMass takes transfers from any regionally accredited school. Thanks!
Here at UMass, we have a continuing and professional education program, but the courses are pretty pricey and look very intensive. The classes I need are Calc I and II, plus Macroeconomics II. Neither of the local comunity colleges offers any of those in the summer.
So, how do I choose between the absurd amount of online schools out there? Any community colleges elsewhere in Massachusetts that offer discounts for in-staters? UMass takes transfers from any regionally accredited school. Thanks!
Springfield Tech offers Calc I & II over the summer, though unfortunately they appear to both be offered during the first summer session and neither during the second.
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:24 PM on May 3, 2012
posted by Johnny Assay at 9:24 PM on May 3, 2012
Response by poster: Promising suggestions so far! I'm surprised I didn't think of STCC. I'm willing to combine two schools if necessary.
Bear in mind, though, that I'm not particularly looking for schools in Massachusetts, except insofar as they have in-state discounts. UMass accepts schools that are accredited for any region, not just MA.
posted by abcde at 9:28 PM on May 3, 2012
Bear in mind, though, that I'm not particularly looking for schools in Massachusetts, except insofar as they have in-state discounts. UMass accepts schools that are accredited for any region, not just MA.
posted by abcde at 9:28 PM on May 3, 2012
Four Seas (Cape Cod Community College) has Calc I and II this summer, but like STCC they're both concurrent from June 26 to August 9.
Massasoit Community College does have has Calc I this summer from May 29 to June 28, but it's at the exact same time Cape Cod has Calc II, so even though they only overlap by a couple days, there's no way you could do both.
Bristol Community College also has Calc I and II, but they run concurrently from June 6 to August 22.
Mass Bay Community College has Calc I from May 21 to June 29 AND Calc II from July 2 to August 10. They also have non-concurrent online classes for both courses. This might be your best bet.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:17 AM on May 4, 2012
Massasoit Community College does have has Calc I this summer from May 29 to June 28, but it's at the exact same time Cape Cod has Calc II, so even though they only overlap by a couple days, there's no way you could do both.
Bristol Community College also has Calc I and II, but they run concurrently from June 6 to August 22.
Mass Bay Community College has Calc I from May 21 to June 29 AND Calc II from July 2 to August 10. They also have non-concurrent online classes for both courses. This might be your best bet.
posted by RonButNotStupid at 4:17 AM on May 4, 2012
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