<p>Our kids’ community college offers calc for social sciences, calc for business and calc for science and engineering. I emailed back and forth with the professor to ensure quality and he provided a rigorous course. Quality at a cc can vary all over the place, even between professors.</p>
<p>I also chatted with the guy that runs the online math program at Suffolk. UIUC runs a similar program using the same materials but the UIUC course is less than half the price. UIUC uses student mentors while Suffolk uses professors and provides more support. Our son took Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra at UIUC and they were tough (as advertised).</p>
<p>If you’re going to go the CC route, ask the professor a few questions about the course. Check the prereqs for science and engineering courses at the CC (if any) and see if the calc course is required for them.</p>