Anyone know of a good one that is legit
Any accredited college is legit.
http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Index.aspx will tell you if a University is accredited.
and cheaper than $350 per credit?
That's is roughly what I "pay" at the University of Phoenix.
I find it insanely overpriced for no campus or professors.
While there may not be a traditional campus creating costs, they have a "campus" (think servers) and it's does create a cost.
We do have professors in my classes. They participate and guide discussions, as well as grade assignments. They do a job, and they get paid for it.
I figured they would be cheaper because of the lack of overhead.
I guess that depends on what you are comparing.
The "sticker" price of my tuition for last year was around $8,000. However college cost is sort of like car cost, you should never pay "sticker" prices
Considering the amount of the "cost" that I will really pay in the end, I think it's worth it.
Because, well frankly, I'm sick of working dead-end jobs and living paycheck to paycheck.
I just want something I can do school at my own pace
I'm pretty sure you won't find any
accredited schools that really let you work at your own pace.
You might have some extra flexibility as to when you do your assignments, but they will still have a due date.
And, you still need to "put in" those credit hours.
There
are ways to earn college credits without sitting in class, e.g. CLEP exams (College-Level Examination Program), the American Council on Education certifies real-world experience for credits, some Universities award credits for Microsoft Certifications.
But there are (usually) limits to the number of credits you can earn from these sources per semester.
instead of sleeping in class for the semester then taking an exam proving I already knew it for most of the classes.
I think perhaps you have been mislead with regards to what a degree
really means.
Most undergrad degrees don't prove that you possess a vast knowledge.
They prove that you can show up, do what is expected of you, and communicate (i.e. write) effectively.
No degree worth having is going to be quick or easy, and that's kind of the whole point.
They show an employer that you are willing to "work" for something.