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Education

TexasBushwhacker

(20,672 posts) Sun Aug 20, 2023, 08:54 PM Aug 2023

Does anyone have experience with online college courses

like through Coursera? My niece, who is 30, is finally tired of the shitty jobs she gets with just her high school diploma. She's very sharp and wants to study accounting, specifically forensic accounting.

She is estranged from both parents, who divorced when she was very young.

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Does anyone have experience with online college courses (Original Post) TexasBushwhacker Aug 2023 OP

She'll need to become a CPA and the rules for that vary Phoenix61 Aug 2023 #1

I'm not sure if Coursera will get her a degree RainCaster Aug 2023 #2

uh, no BunnyMcGee Aug 2023 #3

Phoenix61

(17,648 posts)

1. She'll need to become a CPA and the rules for that vary

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Original post)

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 09:05 PM

Aug 2023

for each state. So she’ll need to check with the state where she will want to work.

RainCaster

(11,545 posts)

2. I'm not sure if Coursera will get her a degree

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Original post)

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 10:04 PM

Aug 2023

but the University of Phoenix can.

BunnyMcGee

(475 posts)

3. uh, no

Reply to RainCaster (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 20, 2023, 10:55 PM

Aug 2023

I did UOP, waste of money. should have gone to the community college, which is well rated, and got the same classes.
UOP was not BS/Bus Mgt level of work, it was at CC or HS level.

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