charlotteb Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 DD planned to take Calculus I at the community college next semester. However, they are only offering the class at a time that we cannot do. DD has her violin lessons at the same time. So I'm wondering if she can do it online somewhere and still get college credit? Where do your kids take classes online? What is a school that offers classes at a decent rate?? Our local community college is super cheap! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 You could also take a high school calculus class then get credit by taking the AP test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yes she could probably do it on-line somewhere, but in terms of reasonable? You might not get anything at a better rate than a local CC. That said, none of the CCs around here do Calculus on-line. The highest course I've seen on-line is pre-calc. I lucked out a bit. I found a school in my state that offers DE at $55 per credit. for instate residents. It's too far for DS to travel to, but they allow on-line enrollment. But there are very few courses of interest and we basically get last dibs on anything. So it's nice, but a bit of luck involved really. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Many CC's have online class options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyx4 Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The nearest StateU does dual enrollment but only for 30 high school students. So it's not widely know program. Did you check your StateU ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Does your CC accept the Calc I CLEP for credit? If so, you could use a MOOC like this: https://www.coursera.org/learn/calculus1 or https://www.coursera.org/learn/single-variable-calculus ETA: EdX has several self-paced options https://www.edx.org/course?search_query=calculus Edited November 29, 2016 by chiguirre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 (edited) Check this one--Luna Community College in New Mexico https://www.luna.edu/tuition_matrix/ The rates look cheap as long as you stay under 6 credits. It was mentioned in another group I'm in, but I don't have any direct experience with them. ETA: looks like they are $38 a credit hour even for out of state under 6 hours, but only offer a very limited range of online classes, and calculus isn't one of them. Sorry. https://www.luna.edu/schedule/?session=SP&year=2017&prefix=WEBCT Edited November 29, 2016 by KarenNC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I second JanetC's idea of taking it as a high school class and then doing the AP. We went the AP route entirely as more colleges will give credit for that than for classes taken at a Community College. Obviously if you know where your child will attend college and they do take the CC credits this isn't relevant but I know so many homeschoolers who did dual enrollment and then the classes didn't transfer. My one son did Art of Problem Solving online's class. That was 4 years ago I think and they just had it as a "text" class - not videos. It was good - but he found it very hard to follow like that ie the teacher just typed up the instruction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Check this one--Luna Community College in New Mexico https://www.luna.edu/tuition_matrix/ The rates look cheap as long as you stay under 6 credits. It was mentioned in another group I'm in, but I don't have any direct experience with them. ETA: looks like they are $38 a credit hour even for out of state under 6 hours, but only offer a very limited range of online classes, and calculus isn't one of them. Sorry. https://www.luna.edu/schedule/?session=SP&year=2017&prefix=WEBCT I have not read all of the replies, but I was also going to mention a Community College in New Mexico. Someone had mentioned it, in a thread on WTM, a year or 2 ago and I made a mental note about it, but I can't remember the name as I write this. It is not Luna CC. There is another one, where (I think) there is an Air Force Base. It is somewhere West of Lubbock, but in NM. Whether or not they have a particular course at "the right" price, I don't know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 I have not read all of the replies, but I was also going to mention a Community College in New Mexico. Someone had mentioned it, in a thread on WTM, a year or 2 ago and I made a mental note about it, but I can't remember the name as I write this. It is not Luna CC. There is another one, where (I think) there is an Air Force Base. It is somewhere West of Lubbock, but in NM. Whether or not they have a particular course at "the right" price, I don't know... Clovis community college. Eastern New Mexico University also is worth checking-both serve a military population and are very flexible on out of state tuition and have a lot of distance learning options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/calculus/ https://learn.saylor.org/course/index.php?categoryid=13> If you use a free MOOC then the CLEP or AP exam may be the way to get college credit (if desired). http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/change-and-motion-calculus-made-clear-2nd-edition.html ======================================== change your Violin lesson time for one semester :closedeyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Is it possible to switch the violin lesson time instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 FYI - most of the inexpensive online college options (such as Clovis CC) do not offer any real STEM courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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