20th Partner College Marks Milestone In Straighterline’s Growth

Baltimore, MD – StraighterLine (http://www.straighterline[dot]com) announced nowadays an important milestone by means of the establishment of a partnership with a 20th school in their rapidly expanding partner college network. StraighterLine partner schools are regionally accredited institutions that award post-secondary credit upon transfer for successfully completing StraighterLine on-line college courses. Considering that the beginning of the year, the partner college network has grown five-fold and forecasts indicate a continued rise in expansion. Partner schools consist of both U.S. and international institutions in both the public and for-profit sectors.

The partner college network makes it possible for students who successfully total StraighterLine courses to acquire full credit when they enroll in a partner institution’s degree program – counting towards the completion of their bachelors degrees.

Students can take freshman- and introductory-level classes by way of StraighterLine and save thousands of dollars earning their college degree. With StraighterLine, students pay only per month plus per course began and can move at their own pace.

StraighterLine distance learning courses have also been evaluated and recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE)’s Credit Recommendation Service and meet or exceeded the Distance Education and Training Council’s standards for online course good quality. For decades, colleges and universities have trusted ACE to provide dependable course equivalency information to facilitate credit award decisions.

Currently, StraighterLine provides fifteen entry-level college courses on-line, which includes College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Enterprise Writing, Introduction to Biology for non-majors, Introduction to Biology for non-majors with a lab, General Chemistry 1, General Chemistry 1 with a lab, English Comp I, English Comp II, Accounting I, Accounting II, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Organization Statistics and two developmental courses, with much more to be offered soon. StraighterLine partner colleges and universities consist of the following institutions:

* American College of Dubai (www.centamed[dot]com)

* American InterContinental University (www.aiuniv.edu)

* Ashford University (www.ashford.edu)

* Assumption College (www.assumption.edu)

* Capella University (www.capella.edu)

* Charter Oak State College (www.charteroak.edu)

* Colorado State University-Global Campus (www.csuglobal[dot]org)

* DeVry University (www.devry.edu/)

* Excelsior College (www.excelsior.edu)

* Fort Hays State University (www.fhsu.edu)

* Jefferson Community and Technical College (www.jefferson.kctcs.edu)

* Kaplan University (www.kaplanuniversity.edu)

* Lake City Community College (www.lakecitycc.edu)

* Nazarene Bible College (www.nbc.edu)

* Potomac College (www.potomac.edu)

* The University of Akron (www.uakron.edu)

* Thomas Edison State College (www.tesc.edu/)

* Thompson Rivers University (www.truopen.ca)

* Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu)

* WGU Indiana (www.indiana.wgu.edu)

“StraighterLine’s list of articulating partners has grown five-fold considering that the beginning of 2010,” says Burck Smith, StraighterLine’s CEO. “With this a lot of regionally accredited colleges awarding credit for StraigtherLine’s courses and recommendations from the American Council on Education Credit service and others, there need to be no doubt that StraighterLine’s courses are equivalent to any other college’s online courses.”

About StraighterLine

StraighterLine is a leader in making a high quality college education more cost-effective. StraighterLine’s programs are a great way to tackle the escalating cost of four-year college tuition and stay away from a mountain of student debt.

StraighterLine provides two innovative programs. The “Freshman Year for 9″ program is designed to aid college students and their families address rampant rising tuition costs of college education. Students can take up to 10 StraighterLine courses for a single fee of 9 and understand savings of more than 90% versus the very first-year tuition at many colleges. Students can also enroll in a subscription package for a month that makes it possible for students who can move the material even faster an chance for even greater savings. Both programs includes up to 10 hours of one-on-1 instructional support.

Students who successfully total StraighterLine on the web college courses receive credit when they enroll with any school in our rapidly expanding network of regionally accredited partner colleges and universities. In addition, the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT – www.acenet.edu/acecredit/) has also evaluated and suggested college credit for StraighterLine courses. ACE CREDIT helps students gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in settings outside conventional greater education. StraighterLine also delivers a tuition assistance program as a benefit for firms to offer to employees interested in earning their college degree.