Testimonials

I want to personally thank the staff at Straighterline for providing an outstanding service to me during the Spring and Summer semesters. Your advice and assistance have made it possible for me to finish my BS degree this year. The classes were a blessing to me in many ways, especially with the knowledge gained, cost, and the time constraints (without pressure) associated with them. In my opinion your university and its administrators are second to none.

I just wanted to thank straighterline for their Composition 1 course. I took this course earlier this year, and I can very easily see the benefits it gave to my writing. I have been recommending this course since I took it to anyone interested. I used the research project required by the course as an essay for a scholarship, and just found that I won a $250 reward from the essay. Thank you straighterline for your help!

Thank you so much for your service! Because of your company I am able to finish my BA this year!!! I use the post 9/11 gi bill and doing these classes are saving me valuable time so I can move on to my MA next year! I only get 36 months for my va education benefits and I didn't think I would be able to have enough time for a BA and MA but straighterline is making it possible! Love the program!!!

I am very excited to begin my courses, and truly appreciate the affordability of the courses - without it I would not have been able to pursue my dream of post-secondary education. I also appreciate the unconditional support I have received from the school - it's so reassuring to know that there is a constant team of support while I am completing my courses - especially since I have been out of school for a long time! Thanks again for everything!

Your course was awesome. Thanks for taking care of the students like us.

Love your program it is easily one of the most challenging and rewarding programs offered online.

"Working full-time and caring for a family makes it impossible for me to attend brick and mortar classes during the week. StraighterLine has helped me to complete many of my undergrad classes making it possible for me to complete my degree.There is no other product out there that can compare to StraighterLine's $99 monthly enrollment. Its cost effective, convenient, and makes earning your degree possible. I highly recommend StraighterLine!"

There is no way I can thank you enough for providing this service, I was stuck with 6 credits short of earning my degree for over 4 years. I couldn't find the right program that was economical, and capable of fitting my scheduling needs. Then I was referred to Straighterline by word of mouth and completed my final six credits. I hope you begin offering complete Bachelors and Masters degree programs, Thank You

Thank you for having such a fantastic alternative to wasting time and money at a county college. Schools can get in the way of education.

Thank you so much!! My A&P II transcript was just received by Excelsior. It was my very last requirement for my ASN! Now all I need to do is pass the boards and I'm an RN! I love StraighterLine!

StraighterLine Rocks!!! They offer a solution to a problem that has existed for many years. Low cost credits.... I love it. I was able to transfer all of my credits over to TESC with no problem or issues. I recommend StraighterLine 100% percent. What are you waiting for sign up for as many classes as you can. Get a cost friendly degree!

I really enjoyed the self-paced aspect of this course. I am on a constant time crunch so it was nice to be able to get things done when I had the down time.

I liked being able to move along at my own pace. I was able to complete the course in just over a month as opposed to 16 weeks for conventional online class.

I loved the fact that I received instant feedback on my test results. it let me know what I needed to improve upon and work harder on.

My course advisor was wonderful. I had a ton of questions, and he always answered them promptly and with the exact information I was looking for.

I really like the step-by-step process that StraighterLine uses to present the material.

I liked having the ease of starting and completing classes as they fit my schedule rather than being forced to work on a rigid schedule.

My course advisor has been fantastic and helped me every step of the way. He has always been available and has been a great support. He is a credit to the company.

The biggest advantage of the course was the ability to do it at my own pace. Work was out of control the last several months, and I was working 14-16 hour days. I would not have been able to complete the course in a traditional 12-15 week course format.

I liked the idea of taking a math course to better my education on my own time.

At StraighterLine, the teacher did not play games, but taught the concept and later asked students to demonstrate their knowledge of it on the test. It was math, as math should be taught.

StraighterLine is providing an invaluable service, especially with the high cost of college. It is not necessary today to spend thousands of dollars on a single course.

Colleges "have set the bar pretty low for competitors" through a lack of competition says Kevin Carey. At the same time, many potential students are being underserved. "We need more institutions that are good at serving working students, immigrant students, low-income students, students who are basically going to college because they want to get a credential and have a career," he says. Carey points to the fledgling company StraighterLine.com, which offers college courses in subjects from algebra to business statistics, English composition, and accounting. Students can take as many courses as they want for $99 per month, the company's website says. The price includes 10 hours each month of one-on-one live support and a course adviser. Passing courses results in "real college credit" from one of several colleges affiliated with the program.

The September issue of The Washington Monthly features Kevin Carey's wonderful article on StraighterLine, a firm that offers students as many college courses as they want for $99 a month, far below the thousands of dollars charged by rival services. Like more expensive services, the education offered by StraighterLine is tailored to the individual student; you can move as quickly or slowly through the material as you'd like. Tutors based in India and the Philippines provide more of a personal touch than any overburdened graduate student.

The idea of some kind of open-source, online, low-cost revolution in education has become a lit fuse, sparking and crackling its way toward an explosion ... Start-ups such as StraighterLine ... are offering online courses for college credit for hundreds of dollars, compared with thousands of dollars at most universities.

But, really, all the old school online university efforts, like University of Phoenix, did was to take the traditional college model and move it online. True disruptive innovation is ... about embracing some spect of that new medium to offer something in a different way that really wasn't possible prior to that. StraighterLine offers online college classes, but it totally disrupts the traditional business model of university learning.

StraighterLine threatens the most profitable piece of a conglomerate business: freshman lectures, higher education's equivalent of the classified section. If enough students defect to companies like StraighterLine, the higher education industry faces the unbundling of the business model on which the current system is built.

I am not here to hawk StraighterLine or its courses, but rather to say more power to universities who embrace the position that 'we want to offer quality degrees at a low cost - no matter who does the teaching, be it a for-profit provider, the institution itself, or a series of different providers, each good at what it does.'

Finally, another product has just come out ... called StraighterLine that could really change the labor model in education in very disruptive fashion that could allow for far more one-on-one time for students with teachers.

With StraighterLine what more could a military spouse ask for? Friendly support, cheap prices in comparison to traditional college credits per hour, you can do your coursework at home and still have time to attend to both your family and the duties that come from being a military spouse.

This was a very helpful experience. I am so thrilled to know that if i ever need help it is just a click away. I was able to grasp many blurry subjects to me and the tutor cleared them up for me. Thanks for everything!

WOW! Quick, thorough, and honest answers to emails within minutes. I am impressed! Having dealt with several brick and mortar colleges where students sometimes get treated like a nuisance, the friendliness and attentive customer service at StraighterLine is a breath of fresh air.

Excellent customer service! The best I have ever experienced in the field of education. You made my day. There may be hope yet for American education.

I just finished my CLEP exam in Microeconomics and honestly my passing grade can be directly attributed to the Straighterline Macroeconomics coursework. So, as an added benefit to the tremendous value of the courses I took, I passed another requirement. Economically speaking you just added yet another benefit to the Straighterline curriculum and totally increased my efficiency!

Straighterline is an awesome way to obtain college credits for courses. I felt I had enough Algebra experience, and considered taking the CLEP exam. The inconvenience of going to a college about 45 minutes away, finding a babysitter, and coordinating it with time off from work, led me to search for other alternatives to get it done quickly. I found Straighterline online and called Fort Hays University to see if you were for real, and they confirmed you were. So, I signed up! I took the first exam without reviewing and didn't fare as well as I had hoped. I then reviewed my Algebra books and your 'Lesson Presentations' and completed the course in 9 days! I understand this may not be what all can do, but with my previous knowledge and a little brushing up I was able to achieve my goal with a 415 out of 500 point total! I will warn others, though that you have to be on top of the subjects. The $99/mo. cost makes this very economical. And all from the convenience of my own home!

I just wanted to say, THANK YOU!!! I can't say it enough. You have been a blessing, and I can't even think of the words to use to really show you my gratitude. You really helped me when I needed help the most. Thank you so much. I know I keep saying that, but I REALLY MEAN IT!!!!! Thank you!!!!