<p>Has anyone taken distance learning classes?
How are you examined? Are the instructions effective?</p>
<p>I'm thinking of taking the ILR stats class so that I can take Finance in the Spring.
These classes are hella expensive...the stats class is $4,220!!</p>
<p>The community college in my area gives wintersession courses, which are a heck of a lot cheaper and not necessarily bad. Maybe you have access to one that offers statistics, via distance learning. </p>
<p>But I have to warn you, the pace of those courses is not to be trivialized. After 1-1/2 weeks it’s midterms!</p>
<p>The distance learning course I am familiar with (not this one) gave multiple choice exams, taken on-line in a time-limited format, and graded right after, by computer. Essay exams would have been preferable for part of it IMO.</p>
<p>D2 enjoyed that stats class. Though with people, during a semester.</p>
<p>Here’s one for you, Math 243 Statistics I, distance learning via Portland CC, $204 per credit for non-residents x 4 credits
<a href=“http://occdl.chemeketa.edu/brochures/winter-2010/OCCDL-winter-2010-color.pdf[/url]”>http://occdl.chemeketa.edu/brochures/winter-2010/OCCDL-winter-2010-color.pdf</a>
[Oregon</a> Colleges Online](<a href=“http://oregoncollegesonline.com/registration.html]Oregon”>http://oregoncollegesonline.com/registration.html)
[Tuition</a> and Fees | PCC](<a href=“http://www.pcc.edu/resources/tuition-fees/]Tuition”>Tuition and fees | Enroll at PCC)</p>
<p>Wow, thanks so much, monydad.
I’ll look into the Protland DL program and talk to my advisor.
Saving $3,000+ is amazing!</p>
<p>There are undoubtedly others; Google is your friend.
Just make sure Cornell will accept it as equivalent to that ILR stats course, and that the session dates match up with your availability.</p>
<p>A Cornell education is great and all, and maybe the depth and scope of coverage of the material may not be identically the same. But under certain circumstances:
e.g., a non-essential low-level course, in a subject you don’t actually care about but just need as a prerequisite, the depth of knowledge you acquire is not likely to materially impact the subsequent courses, so long as the basic principles are adequately covered:</p>
<p>I see nothing wrong with saving a boatload of money if you can.</p>