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does anybody know of any other online programs/courses such as EPGY, that are....let's say....less expensive
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if you don't need official credit, MIT Opencourseware is free!
<a href="http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html</a></p>
<p>you can also google "distance learning" and whatever subject you are interested in and find other university-based courses for credit, many of which are less expensive than EPGY. Here's one:
<a href="http://www.utexas.edu/cee/dec/%5B/url%5D">http://www.utexas.edu/cee/dec/</a></p>