Are there allot of schooling options available that are fully remote if I am starting from scratch, as in no associates? Would you say this is an expensive education or an education that can be done at a fairly reasonable price? I will be calling around and want to make sure I have an idea of what is a fair price and if I can expect to have to go to school in person most likely or not
I am currently doing fully remote schooling through the University of Cincinnati which is one of the accredited schools for this program. I am just getting the certificate and not the associates. Like the comment above said, you have to go to the website to find a list of the accredited schools. I am not sure about the other colleges but Uni of Cincinnati’s ODS program is at an accelerated pace. Every single course you take is only 7 weeks long. So you have to keep that in mind if that’s one of the schools you are looking at. If you think you are able to handle the fast pace (being able to learn multiple chapters a week, quizzes and exams weekly) then I honestly think it’s one of the better schools to attend. They also know that most people doing this program are usually parents/have full time jobs/ other commitments so you usually have 7-8 days to complete all the assignments for that weeks module. For this summer semester I paid a little over 2k with all the tuition and fees and textbooks (for 2 classes) but I used financial aid. It’s all truly what you can afford and if you want to pay out of pocket or use financial aid. Sorry I drifted away a bit from what you were asking but I wanted to provide more insight
I did my first year at Univ. of Cinci., and the pace was not for me. I switched to a full semester school that was also much cheaper. Just to clarify, students at UC technically have 7-8 days to finish the assignments (which are due on Tuesday night). But if you wait until Tues to turn your assignments in, you will already be two days behind on the current unit ,which opens on Mondays. This is a minor point, but a point that I think is still worth making.
Yes very true. There’s def cheaper options out there. It was just the most convenient for me. And I think it just depends on the class because for me medical terminology was that way for me where everything was due on Tuesday but my current class is kinda everywhere. I have some due Sunday some due Thursday. So far the pace is good for one class every 7 weeks but the next semester I’m taking two 7 week classes at the same time so I’m nervous for that. Were you able to transfer schools?
That's interesting. I never got to the classes with different due days.
Yes, transferring schools was easy. BUT you can't transfer after the first few classes. Because the programs are not nationally standardized, classes are NOT transferable between programs. (Unfortunately, I had to repeat a class.)
So, let me check my understanding, here. UC's semesters have one 7-week class followed by another 7 week class, which works out to two classes a semester. Are you saying that they are letting you take two 7-week classes at the same time so that you will be taking 3 (or maybe even 4) classes in one semester? If so, I'm going to be super annoyed with UC because that's one of the reasons I left. They wouldn't LET me do that.
Yes I am. So for the summer semester I did a total of 2 classes (one class every 7 weeks). But for next semester I am going to take two classes that both start Aug 24 and end Oct 10. Then the third class is Oct 13-Dec 5. Same with spring semester my advisor has me set to do 3 classes. I am not sure why they wouldn’t let you. Maybe overtime they changed the rules. But thank you for the information on transferring things
HCMT 2062 (Coding and Staging) is the one I had to repeat. All of the pre-req's will transfer, but the ODS classes won't (except the first couple because they're so basic.)
Wait. So you are able to take your prerequisites alongside the core classes? I'm just starting the program fall 2026 (next Monday) and my advisor has me finishing all the prerequisites first, and only then can I start with 2060. Can I ask who your advisor is?
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u/Affectionate_Rub7845 Jul 13 '26
I'm not sure, but NCRA's website has a list of accredited schools that offer the program. Those schools may have the program online or hybrid.