Online Courses Reduce Time and Money to Earn Your Degree

StraighterLine and California Southern University partner to provide students ultra-affordable 100-percent online college degrees. BALTIMORE, July 28 – StraighterLine, a leading provider of affordable, flexible and transferable online college courses, has partnered with California Southern University (CalSouthern), a premier accredited online university dedicated to meeting the educational needs of working adults. Together, StraighterLine and CalSouthern provide students with low-cost online courses that create a flexible and affordable degree path, helping students save a significant amount on their full degree program. Tuition that Doesn’t Increase Since 1978, CalSouthern has offered an unmatched value in education with affordable tuition that will never increase as long as continuous enrollment is maintained. Your tuition is locked in upon enrollment in a degree or certificate program: - Undergraduate degree programs are just $6,000 per year (24 credits). - Graduate degree programs in business, psychology and law enforcement are less than $8,500 per year (24 credits). - Tuition for the Doctor of Business Administration is less than $6,000 per year (15 credits). A Highly Flexible Pathway to a College Degree with a Personal Touch Partnering with StraighterLine further expands on CalSouthern’s commitment to offer affordable and transfer-friendly undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs with a personal touch. StraighterLine’s online college courses start as low as $148, include one-on-one academic support (tutoring), and are now accepted for transfer credit at CalSouthern. When you start with StraighterLine, you can save thousands on your high quality, tuition-friendly online degree from CalSouthern. - StraighterLine “First Year” program allows students to take any 10 courses with a 12 Month Membership for $1299. - StraighterLine Memberships are $99 per month and you can purchase unlimited courses for as low as $49. - Complete all your coursework 100-percent online, on your schedule and at your convenience - StraighterLine allows students to pause their monthly membership at any time, and resume taking courses as their schedule permits. More information on the partnership and using StraighterLine online courses to complete general education requirements at CalSouthern – https://www.straighterline.com/colleges/partner-colleges/california-southern-university/ About California Southern University Founded in 1978, California Southern University is an accredited online university offering online degree programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels in business, law, criminal justice and psychology to an international student body, utilizing a proprietary learning system. Students enjoy one-on-one faculty mentoring, flexibility, affordable tuition and personalized support. Up to 90 transfer credits may be applicable towards bachelor degree programs. Getting started is quick and easy with monthly course starts, no entrance exams and no closed courses. Tuition is locked in with continuous enrollment. CalSouthern is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency. The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council is a recognized member of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. About StraighterLine StraighterLine helps students reach their full potential by putting them on a straighter line towards the degree of their choice, the career of their dreams, and the life they've always wanted – on their budget and on their schedule. StraighterLine was founded in 2009, by Burck Smith as a solution to the rising costs of college education. Burck set out to discover why prices for online courses were the same or higher than those of face to face courses. Using relationships with colleges, publishers and policymakers that were forged in his 15 years of online higher education experience, Burck created StraighterLine, a way for students to get low-priced – but equal quality – college credit. StraighterLine students have transferred over 26,000 StraighterLine credits to America’s colleges. In addition to our over 70+ Partner Colleges, over 400 colleges have accepted credit for StraighterLine courses. StraighterLine’s courses are evaluated and recommended by the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT). More than 2,000 colleges and universities consider ACE CREDIT recommendations in determining the applicability of coursework and examination results to their courses and degree programs.     Media Contacts   Beth Dumbauld StraighterLine Content Manager [email protected]     Micah Harper California Southern University Director of University Communications [email protected] 714.882.7805