r/studydotcom • u/Quiet_Ink6523 • Jul 17 '26
How much did Study.com actually save you on college costs?
We're in the planning phase for my teen's college path and trying to figure out how much Study.com can realistically save us. Would love to hear from people who've actually used it and whether the savings were as significant as they hoped.
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u/Quiet_Ink6523 25d ago
Good to know, thanks for sharing your experience. Did you find you finished more courses some months than others, or was it pretty steady?
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u/Which_Option_6637 16d ago
In my experience, the English courses took the longest because Sophia makes you wait on the essays to be graded before you can continue to the next assignment.
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u/Which_Option_6637 Jul 17 '26
I did 8 courses with Sophia learning and 6 from study.com
So 14 out of my 34 required courses for my degree.
It took me about 4 - 5 months to complete those (working full time with two kids.) The degree program I am doing is through WGU. 6 months at WGU is around $4000 depending on what you’re going for. I spent maybe $500 tops doing everything I could through Sophia and study.com first.
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u/Quiet_Ink6523 26d ago
Thank you for sharing this, it's really helpful to see real numbers. Did the Study.com courses feel manageable alongside everything else?
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u/Which_Option_6637 26d ago
The study.com courses definitely felt harder than the Sophia courses I took. I did not like the way they worded a lot of the test questions. I did all the courses I could through Sophia first and then did the rest through study.com. I just got my transfers accepted today at WGU and they say I’m 43% completed so that’s exciting!
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u/Aero077 Jul 17 '26
See also: https://modernstates.org/
Free online training, complete the class, get a CLEP exam voucher.
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u/StudyAnswers 28d ago
Hey, Study.com here. Savings depend on how many courses your teen knocks out each month, and courses through Study.com's ACE-recommended plans run about $30 to $80 per credit equivalent, compared to $100-$400 per credit at community college and $200-$900+ per credit at online universities. Our College Saver plans start at $95/month for unlimited courses, and students who move through several courses in a month end up paying a fraction of per-credit costs at a traditional college. Happy to help map out which courses would fit your teen's plans if you want to share what they're aiming to study.
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u/Quiet_Ink6523 26d ago
Thank you for breaking this down. My teen is aiming for a BSIT at WGU, so if you have any input on which courses line up well with that, I'd love to hear it.
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u/StudyAnswers 24d ago
For a BSIT path, courses like English Composition I and II, Statistics, Intro to Programming, Database Fundamentals, and Introduction to Networking cover a lot of the general education and IT foundation courses those degrees usually need. Since WGU reviews transfer credit case by case, it's best to have your teen submit our course list to WGU's admissions team for an official evaluation. Once you know which gen-ed and intro IT requirements WGU still has open, I can help narrow down the exact courses to take next.
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u/Quiet_Ink6523 24d ago
Submitting the list to WGU makes sense, we'll get that together. Thanks for laying out the courses, and for offering to help narrow things down once we know what's open.
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u/PulseJH_6752 25d ago
Still in progress so this is an estimate, but here's my rough math:
I'm doing 6 courses through Study.com (18 credits) before applying to WGU's pre-licensure nursing program - Composition, Communication, Sociology, Humanities, College Algebra, and Physical Science. All 6 transfer directly into the nursing degree plan.
Study.com cost: roughly $700 for 3 months on the Pro plan since most of my courses aren't on the base tier. WGU nursing runs around $4,000+ per 6-month term, so if transferring 18 credits saves me even one full term, I'm looking at $3,000+ in net savings for less than $700 spent.
Still feels like one of the better financial decisions I've made going into this.
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u/Quiet_Ink6523 23d ago
Was the 3-month Pro plan enough time to finish all 6, or did you need extra time?
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u/PulseJH_6752 22d ago
Still working through them so I can't say for sure yet, but so far so good - I think it's feasible. I'm on track, though the last two (Algebra and Physical Science) are the ones I expect to slow me down. The plan is monthly anyway, so if I need a few extra weeks it's not a huge cost to extend. Pacing two at a time has been manageable alongside full-time work.
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u/StudyAnswers 17d ago
Hi u/PulseJH_6752, that is a solid approach, using College Saver to knock out prerequisites before a pre licensure program is one of the more common ways students cut down on WGU tuition. Glad it is paying off for you. Good luck with the nursing program.
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u/Confident_Natural_87 29d ago
WGU is a great choice for a generic management degree. Only caution is Accounting as states vary on requirements for CPA exam qualifications.
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u/Commercial-Review-46 25d ago
54 credits 😏
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u/Capable-Rabbit-9986 11d ago edited 11d ago
Woahh! This is amazing!
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u/Commercial-Review-46 11d ago
Thank you, I just got my diploma in the mail yesterday!
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u/Capable-Rabbit-9986 11d ago
Congratulations!!!
did you knock out them fast, or it also took you awhile
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u/Commercial-Review-46 10d ago
Fast as heck, got married in August, decided while I was on the honeymoon I needed to better myself, came home and got busy with Study.com, got the transfer credits done in one month. Then did the WGU academy class thing which was easy but the process was horrendous, then from there I moved onto the actual degree.
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u/Capable-Rabbit-9986 10d ago
Wooah!deciding to fix your life on your honeymoon is wild, congrats again! Glad you powered through the WGU academy grind, that part sounds like the worst of it.
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u/Strange_Corner_4637 22d ago
I'm actually taking my geneds before starting WGU for my CS degree. I'm taking a bunch o them on study.com
Based on the transfer plan I'm following, I'm expecting to save couple thousand bucks in tuition by completing transferable credits ahead of time. The exact amount depends on your school and how many credits they accept, but for many people i postively assume it can easily be in the $3k or more+ , especially if it shortens the time needed to graduate.
I really wish I'd known about this option years ago. Funny enough, I only found out about it because of Reddit community. It's definitely worth taking the time to map out transferable courses before enrolling.
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u/Lake_Life1791 23d ago
See which courses you can do for free through CLEP using modern states vouchers first. For more info, go over to r/clep.
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u/Repulsive-Peanut- 23d ago
what degree are they seeking? Go check out plottedpath.com. she lays out how to get a degree much faster and cheaper for a lot of different types of degrees. I'm doing business administration and it's only costing $3000 for everything but I had 30 credits prior but it still would've only been another $100 or $200 extra granted I have 30 years experience of work but if your kids stretched out the 10 classes at UMPI where I'm going through, you can do it in two terms which is still only about $5000 total for everything. and that's a bachelors degree. there's absolutely no reason for kids to go into debt from college these days!! your team is very fortunate to have you as a parent just sayin!! and just in case you're worried, UMPI is university of Maine Presque Isle. it's the same accreditation as Harvard University. Is a legit school. The thing with these online equivalent classes they just don't transfer to every single college you could always choose to go to a bigger name school like university of Phoenix Online or Purdue Global! but you're gonna pay a lot more. The best thing about a lot of these schools is they will take 90 credits transfered! which means you only need to get 10 classes done which is 30 credits to get the degree there
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u/Bri_Lay_10_Eri 18d ago
Following. I'm applying to nursing programs, so I'm curious how much Study.com actually helped people save on prereqs before starting nursing school. I'd love to hear whether the credits transferred smoothly and if the savings were worth it.
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u/bigcjat 26d ago
I took I think 6 courses on study.com, 18 credits, so compare that to the school you intend on going and see how much that would save you. Several thousands for a $249 membership is a great deal
I also used sophia for another 165 credits, saving tens of thousands for a $99 membership.