December 2009 archive

Nine Year Old Passes CLEP With Help from CollegePlus!

Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 | 0 comments | Permalink | Read More >>

clep young CollegePlus! has been telling families for years that anyone, regardless of their age, can take and pass CLEP exams. Now, nine year old Ashley Medlock of Paris, TN has proven us right.

Ashley passed the Western Civilization I CLEP exam earlier this winter after taking about five months to study for the test, according to a recent article in the Paris Post Intelligencer.

Top Distance Learning College Endorses CollegePlus! Techniques

Posted on Monday, December 21, 2009 | 1 comment | Permalink | Read More >>

distance learning brothers The latest students newsletter from Thomas Edison State College features the Driggers siblings, three twentysomethings who completed their bachelor's degrees through accelerated distance learning techniques.

According to the article, their degree story began after they read Accelerated Distance Learning by Brad Voeller. Now, after several years, Thomas Edison officials recognize that Brad's cutting edge study and credit by exam techniques result in expanded college accessibility for students.

CollegePlus! Wins Distance Learning Blog Award

Posted on Thursday, December 10, 2009 | 4 comments | Permalink | Read More >>

The Guide to Online Schools recently placed the CollegePlus! Distance Learning Blog on its list of Top 200 Education Blogs on the Web.

And they've let us show off the award with a nifty badge for our website, recognition that CollegePlus! is positively impacting higher education and offering solutions that increase college accessibility to students.

The list is broken down by category ranging from general education information to e-learning, which is where the CollegePlus! Distance Learning Blog is listed.

New Report: College Debt Up, Job Prospects Down for Grads

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 | 1 comment | Permalink | Read More >>

According to the Project on Student Debt's latest report, college debt among 2008 college grads jumped 25% over those graduating four years before.

The new debt load is $23,200 for each graduate, up $4,550 from 2004, according to the report.

Many college experts have touted the fact that a college's sticker price is much higher than what the student will actually pay once they enroll. Yet such platitudes haven't eased the reality that higher education is overpriced and doesn't offer the return on investment it once did.