01-11-2008, 12:27 PM
Herbert Spencer Wrote:But considering that one of the alleged advantages of distance learning is lower overhead, it doesn't seem that too many places are passing the savings on to the customers.
Compare those prices to the unaccredited but excellent Washington School of Law prices: currently $300/unit.
Now this would lead some to believe that, all else being equal, accreditation triples the price of tuition. Just what constituency do accreditors serve anyhow? Clearly not the poor or working class students, or those who prefer to pay cash rather than ring up huge debts.

