How to Get a College Degree for Less

Parents Forum
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Is it true that signatures are not enabled at this forum, or would someone click through to a profile website link if one wanted to share how a student can earn a 4-year bachelor’s degree in less than two years for under $10,000?</p>

<p>Thanks!
Dan</p>

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<p>2 ways in our family (both longer than 2 years, but much cheaper than $10,000):

  1. Be top student in your HS class, get high scores and go to local college, living at home would cost much less than $10,000. (D’s example)
  2. Get a job that pays for college. (H’s and my example). Again, much cheaper than $10,000 all the way thru MBA.</p>
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<p>A four year degree in two years. Yes. I hope “math” isn’t one of the majors.</p>

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<p>Spend the first two years at a local community college and then transfer. Lots of people have done this successfully (including me and all 3 of my siblings).</p>

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<p>My sons had over 40 credits upon entering college from taking college courses over summers and AP credits. That is based on a 120 credit graduation requirement. It would certainly have been possible for them to graduate in two year if they took extra loads (average load being considered 15 credits) and/or taking summer courses. Given that schools offer up to 8 credits (based on the 120 credit model) for high AP scores, this is not an unusual situation. 5 AP courses can do it.</p>

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<p>OP - I’m sure there are cases of student’s getting 4-year degrees in two years. I’m not sure why someone would want to do that, but OK. You might think about how “I got my degree in two years!” might be interpreted by prospective bosses and co-workers who labored four years to obtain theirs. JMHO.</p>

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<p>If you google on “enjoy more time” and the OP’s name (“Dan Schutte”) you can learn about the fruit of immortality, too - my goodness!</p>

<p>But really, if you are immortal, what’s the rush to finish college in two years? Why not enjoy your four years as an undergrad? ;)</p>

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<p>Different Dan Schutte! :^)</p>

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<p>Everyone’s trying to save money, but I don’t think there are many people on this site who want to rush through college in two years. That’s like trying to promote fast food drive-through on a gourmet dining forum.</p>

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<p>Lots of people (just not usually 16 to 18 year old people) have good reasons to earn their first undergraduate degree quickly and even the 16 to 18 year olds have good reason to earn their degrees inexpensively. Many of the techniques that allow people to graduate quickly, also would allow someone to finish within 4 to 5 years working full-time and studying part-time. I think it is perfectly reasonable to open discussion of this topic here - after all, if not here, then where?</p>