Introduction

If you would like to earn an accredited college degree in the shortest amount of time and save thousands of dollars compared to traditional classroom institutions - then you have come to the right place!  Testing Out Of College is a free community where you can get the information you need to get your college degree.

My name is Jack Mize and I am the founder of Testing Out Of College. I tested out of three years of college in less than a year. You can read my whole story at About Me. I want you to know that it is possible for you to earn a 4-year degree in as little as 3 – 12 months depending on your background. You can also save a lot of money along the way. I would like to help take the mystery and frustration out of the equation. Let me get this out of the way early on. I only encourage students to obtain a legitimate accredited degree. See the articles Degree Mills and Accreditation and 7 Signs a School Might be a Degree Mill. If in doubt ask. I will never knowingly help anyone obtain a fake diploma.

The college experience should not be missed. If you are right out of high school and have the opportunity to go to college, by all means do not miss out! But you should consider the advantages of "testing out" of your freshman year. Get a head start and save some money. For adults, who for whatever reason missed this chance, going back to college to get your degree or perhaps starting for the first time is a big decision. Work, family and social obligations may make you wonder if it is possible. Well, I’m here to tell you it is. “Night School” or even expensive Online Colleges are not your only choices. Do not let preconceived notions of the college experience stop you. See the article Five Myths that Keep People From Getting a College Degree.

How Much Money Can I Save?

Real comparison of an Intro Geography Class: 

INTRO TO GEOGRAPHY W/STUDENT ATLAS (Required) New Price: $125.75 - Used Price: $94.35

Wow! $95 - $125 for the text book and another $415 for tuition at public college. Over $500 for a 3 credit class!

By "Testing Out" I took Dantes Human/Cultural Geography for $70 (including proctoring fees) and used "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Geography" at amazon.com for less than $13.

It cost me a grand total of $83 for the same 3 credits! Less than the required text alone at the college bookstore.

What is Distance Education?

If there were a single definition that would fit all Distance Education options it would probably be “not having to physically attend classes.” Beyond that, distance learning comes in so many shapes it can be a difficult road to navigate. Which school should I choose? How can I acquire credits? What have I accomplished in my life that could be converted into earned credits? Whatever the questions Testing Out of College is the place to ask. 

Some Distance programs can be classified as “Online Degrees”. Typically these programs require the student to log on to a computer and either attend virtual classrooms or discussion boards. Usually there is a defined semester and the student is expected to keep pace with the course syllabus. A few institutions allow students to work at his or her own pace. This is how I earned my M.S. Information Architecture from Capitol College. For more information on accredited online colleges click here. Other institutions require no computer at all. Correspondence courses have been around for years. Some are semester-based and others allow you to work at your own pace.  Continued . . .

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