College Credit Programs was formed by several higher-ed and technology executives to bring together the best-in-class technology platforms and programs aimed at solving problems facing adults pursuing degrees in the United States, including Dramatically reducing debt in pursuit of a college degree; Access to affordable online degree completion programs; Helping Adults with Military or Professional Training get college credits and use all of them towards a degree; Applying Competency-based college credits towards degrees; Applying all earned college credits when transferring schools; Taking Tuition-Free programs and helping students map their college degree plans. This slide deck outlines several 2013 Case Studies of Military, Working Adults and High School Graduates and their Success Stories by using College Credit Programs Degree Planning Services. Find out more at http://www.collegecreditprograms.com

1. Success Stories…
Military, Working
Adults and High School
Graduates
College Credit Programs Help Students Earn Degrees Faster and For Less
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2. Why College Credit Programs?
S College Credit Programs was formed by several higher-ed and
technology executives to bring together the best-in-class
technology platforms and programs aimed at solving problems
facing adults pursuing degrees in the United States, including
S Dramatically reducing debt in pursuit of a college degree
S Access to affordable online degree completion programs
S Helping Adults with Military or Professional Training get college
credits and use all of them towards a degree
S Applying Competency-based college credits towards degrees
S Applying all earned college credits when transferring schools
S Taking Tuition-Free programs and helping students map their
college degree plans

3. Challenges for Higher-Ed Institutions
Accepting Military Credits
S Schools struggle to determine exactly what was covered in a
military training course and only accept a few of the courses
for credits
S Military training doesn't correspond to any course a school
offers or they don’t know how it does
S Loss of Revenue with acceptance of credits towards degree
program

4. Challenges for Higher-Ed Institutions
Accepting Alternative Credits
S Schools struggle to determine what they will accept for
portfolio assessments or competency based credits
S Credits don't correspond to any course a school offers
S Loss of Revenue with acceptance of credits towards degree
program

5. Fact
Over 60% of Job Listings in
America have “Bachelor
Degree” as a requirement.

6. Students using the
CCP RapidPathDegreeTM
program have been able to apply
at least 21 semester credit hours
toward their degree and save
$6,058.50*
*based on the average cost of tuition at state universities for in-state students in 2013
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7. CCP Success Stories
The following slides are success stories from some of the
students we have helped in 2013.
Each student had a particular challenge similar to those faced by most of the seeking a
degree, wishing to start or complete a degree, or use their professional or military
training to apply towards a degree so they can move forward in their career.
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8. The Challenge? Jerry E. had two obstacles that he came to us
to help him overcome. First, he had received professional
training which he hoped could be applied as college credits and
second, he was having a hard time finding local institution
which would accept his previously earned Associate Degree.
How We Helped?
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Professional Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Jerry received 16 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed on the job.
Transfer Credits. Jerry had previously earned an Associate’s
Degree in a technical field of study from a nationally
accredited college, but found that the local colleges in Colorado
where he lives now would not accept the credits he earned.
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FYI: It is a common practice for most regionally accredited colleges and
universities to not accept transfer credits from nationally accredited colleges.
With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to minimize loss of credit in transfer as our system is
designed to find which regionally accredited colleges and
universities match your goals and who is willing to accept your
national accreditation credits in transfer. We also gave Jerry
numerous degree plan options along with a detailed breakdown
of costs for each program.
Jerry was able to apply 84 semester hours of credit toward his
baccalaureate degree, which saved him more than $36,400 in
tuition.
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Jerry E. Saved $36,400 and
3 Years of School
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How We Helped?
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Prior Learning Assessment - College Credits. With our
assistance Lisa we identified 24 semester hours of credit she
could petition for through prior learning assessment.
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Transfer Credits. We also helped Lisa preserve the 57
semester hours of college credit she had previously earned
in the past to apply towards her baccalaureate degree.
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FYI: It is a common practice for most regionally accredited colleges
and universities to not accept transfer credits from nationally
accredited colleges.
Lisa was able to apply 81 semester hours of credit toward
her new goal to get a baccalaureate degree, which saved
her more than $14,661 in tuition.
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She was only one course short of completing her Associate’s degree
when she decided to focus on her career working for a large
corporation in the acquisitions. When she tried to finish her degree
at the local college, she was told she would have to start all over
since her previously earned college credits were over 10 years old.
That’s where we jumped in to help.
Lisa S. Saved $14,661 and 3
Years of School
S The Challenge? Lisa S. had a big “time” obstacle ahead of her.

10. The Challenge? Gabriele R. wanted to get her baccalaureate
degree in the fastest possible way as her goal was to earn her
degree by age 19.
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How We Helped?
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Transfer Credits. With our assistance Gabriele was able to
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Tuition-Free Arts & Science Courses. We helped Gabriele
earn more credits required for her degree using the
SOCRATES online system provided to the students who
use our services adding an additional 39 semester credits
towards her goal.
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to help Gabriele earn the additional credits she needed for
the baccalaureate degree she was working towards and was
able to keep the same pace during her “sophomore” year and
added an additional 72 semester hours of credit doing the same
thing she did during her “freshman” year.
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Gabriele was able to completed her baccalaureate degree in two
years of study at the age of 19 and saved over $34,000 in
tuition.
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transfer the 33 semester hours of college credit she had earned
during her freshman year prior to using our services.
Gabriele R. Saved $34,000 and
2 Years School
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11. “Every advisor I've talked with at
(University Name Withheld) is just
trying to sign me up for classes, I
don't think they are really
interested in helping me finish
FAST or save money...
I'm very grateful for the services
you are providing!”
David J. Houston, TX
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12. Technician, Special Warfare Boat Operator and Instructor in the
Navy who had only completed one course in college before seeking
our services.
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How We Helped?
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to provide Larry with a list of regionally accredited
colleges and universities with several degree plan options and
detailed breakdown of costs for each program where his credit
hours were accepted towards his degree.
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Larry was able to apply 68 semester hours of credit
toward his baccalaureate degree, which saved him more
than $21,420 in tuition.
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S Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Larry received 68 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed in the military.
Petty Officer Larry O. Saved $21,420
and over 2 Years of School
S The Challenge? Petty Officer Larry O. was a Hull Maintenance

13. The Challenge? Chief Warrant Officer 4 Greg B. did not look
forward to the long journey he faced to getting his degree as he had only
taken four courses at a local university in the past. He had two obstacles
for us to help with, first, to help him with applying the professional
training he had received to college credits and second, finding an
institution which would accept his previously earned college credits.
How We Helped?
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Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Greg received 74 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed in the military.
Transfer Credits. Greg had previously earned 12 college
credits which we were able to help him apply towards his
degree.
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FYI: It is a common practice for most regionally accredited colleges and
universities to not accept transfer credits from nationally accredited colleges.
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With our patented process and technology platform, we
were able to minimize loss of credit in transfer as our
system is designed to find which regionally accredited
colleges and universities match your goals and who is
willing to accept your national accreditation credits in
transfer. We also gave Greg numerous degree plan options
along with a detailed breakdown of costs for each program.
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Greg was able to apply 86 semester hours of credit toward his
degree which put him well into his junior year in the pursuit of
a baccalaureate degree, which saved him more than $26,230
in tuition.
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CWO4 Greg B. Saved $26,230
and 3 Years of School
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14. Boat Operator, had only completed one course in college before
seeking out our services.
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How We Helped?
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to provide Tony with a list of regionally accredited
colleges and universities with several degree plan options and
detailed breakdown of costs for each program where his credit
hours were accepted towards his degree.
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Tony was able to apply a total of 90 semester hours of
credit toward his baccalaureate degree, which saved him
more than $27,405 in tuition.
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S Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Tony received 87 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed in the military.
Petty Officer Tony E. Saved $27,405
and 3+ Years of School
S The Challenge? Petty Officer Tony E. was a Special Warfare

15. Academy but withdrew before she completed her studies to marry a
fellow cadet and transition to being a military spouse. She wanted
to get a degree and used our services to help her find the most cost
effective way to do this.
How We Helped?
S Transfer Credits. With our assistance Debra was able to
transfer all 86 semester hours of college credit she earned at
the Military Academy.
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to provide Debra with a list of regionally accredited
colleges and universities with several degree plan options and
detailed breakdown of costs for each program where her credit
hours were accepted towards her degree.
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Debra was able to apply a total of 86 semester hours of
credit towards her degree, along with finding a way to
complete her degree online saving her thousands of
dollars in tuition.
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Debra H. Saved Thousands and
Transferred 86 Hours Toward Degree
S The Challenge? Debra H. was a student at the Military

16. years as Security Specialist and who had also received professional
training as a technician at a major corporation. He needed help
finding applicable college credits from his training from these two
organizations.
How We Helped?
S Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Willie received 20 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed in the military.
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Professional Training – College Credits. He also received
15 semester hours of college credit for the professional
training he had completed on the job.
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to provide Willie with a list of regionally accredited
colleges and universities with several degree plan options and
detailed breakdown of costs for each program where his credit
hours were accepted towards his degree.
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Willie was able to apply a total of 35 semester hours of
credit toward his degree, which saved him more
than $10,885 in tuition.
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SRA Willie L. Saved $10,885 and
1+ year of School
S The Challenge? SRA Willie L. served in the Air Force for four

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The Challenge? Kenny L. came to us after being referred by his
How We Helped?
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Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance Kenny, we
reviewed his military transcript with all the programs he had completed
including Drill Sergeant training, Ranger training, Jump Master training,
and the Sergeant Major’s Academy and were able to present him with a
number of baccalaureate degree options from regionally accredited
colleges which had him starting his Senior year in college
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were able get
Kenny more military training college credits than he had received from
the local college where he was taking classes. We also provided him with
a list of regionally accredited colleges and universities with several
degree plan options and detailed breakdown of costs for each program
where he was going to be a Senior – and not a Sophomore.
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In fact, the university that Kenny selected awarded him a total of 99
semester hours for his military training and transfer credit from the
community college previously attended. Kenny saved more than $29,250
in tuition using our services.
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Kenny L. Saved $29,250
and 3 Years of School
brother who had great success using our services. Kenny was ready
to retire from his post as a Command Sergeant Major in the Army.
He had received some college credits for his military training from
the local community college he had started taking courses from and
was ready to start his Sophomore year so he was skeptical about
what we could do to help him.

18. The Challenge? SFC Jeff G. was an Air Traffic Controller
before he became a recruiter in the military and had three
obstacles for us to help with, first in helping with transfer
credits, second in finding how many credits his military
training would net him towards a degree and third applying
credits for his college exams he previously passed.
How We Helped?
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Professional Training – College Credits. With our assistance
Jeff received 73 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed in the military.
College Examinations – Credits. We helped Jeff apply the 12
semester hours of credit he received for the college
examinations he previously passed.
Transfer Credits. Jeff had previously earned 10 college credits
which we were able to help him apply towards his degree.
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FYI: It is a common practice for most regionally accredited colleges and
universities to not accept transfer credits from nationally accredited colleges.
With our patented process and technology platform, we also
gave Jeff numerous degree plan options along with a detailed
breakdown of costs for each program so he could pick the best
options going forward.
Jeff was able to apply 95 total semester hours of credit toward
his degree putting him into his senior year at the college he
selected to complete his degree at and saved more than $33,575
in tuition to get him to this point.
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SFC Jeff G. Saved $33,575 and
3 Years of School
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19. The Challenge? Daniel R. served in the Navy as a law
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How We Helped?
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Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance Daniel
received 54 semester hours of college credit for the military training he
had completed while in the Navy.
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Transfer Credits. Daniel was also able to apply his previously earned 30
college credits.
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were able to
minimize loss of credit in transfer as our system is designed to find
which regionally accredited colleges and universities match your goals
and who is willing to accept your national accreditation credits in
transfer. We also gave Daniel numerous degree plan options along with
a detailed breakdown of costs for each program.
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Daniel used his GI Bill to complete his degree and he not only saved
$19,710 in tuition, but he received the promotion and raise in salary he
wanted at the police department, something he could not have done in
such a short time without our service.
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enforcement officer before he retired and accepted a position as a
police officer for a nuclear power plant. He faced a career obstacle
in his civilian job because he had not completed baccalaureate
degree. Daniel had taken 30 credit hours of college credits and and
had not gotten college credit for his military training. Still a far cry
from getting his degree and promotion at work.
Daniel R. Saved $19,710 and
3 Years of School
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20. The Challenge? SSgt. David G.’s biggest obstacle was he did
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How We Helped?
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Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance
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Tuition-Free Arts & Science Courses. We helped David
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With our patented process and technology platform, we were
able to help David get the credits he needed for the degree he
sought online and with an accredited learning institution.
David was able to apply 65 semester hours of credit toward his
degree and use tuition free courses to make up the balance of
what he needed to complete his degree*, which saved him
more than $26,910 in tuition.
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David received 65 semester hours of college credit for the
professional training he had completed on the job.
complete the requirements for his entire degree (with the
exception of a capstone course*) using the SOCRATES
online system provided to the students who use our
services.
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not have any college credits when he came to us for assistance.
He did have an FAA Airframe and Powerplant license and had
served as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force for six years
and wanted to get a degree.
SSgt David G. Saved $26,910
2+ Years of School
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21. The Challenge? Dean W. was a Chief Warrant Officer in the
Army and served as an instructor teaching students in flight school.
gtwo obstacles that he came to us to help him overcome. First, he
had received professional training which he hoped could be applied
as college credits and second, he was having a hard time finding
local institution which would accept his previously earned
Associate Degree.
How We Helped?
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Military Training – College Credits. With our assistance Jerry
received 16 semester hours of college credit for the professional training
he had completed on the job.
Transfer Credits. Jerry had previously earned an Associate’s Degree
in a technical field of study from a nationally accredited college, but
found that the local colleges in Colorado where he lives now would
not accept the credits he earned.
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FYI: It is a common practice for most regionally accredited colleges and
universities to not accept transfer credits from nationally accredited colleges.
With our patented process and technology platform, we were able
to minimize loss of credit in transfer as our system is designed to
find which regionally accredited colleges and universities match
your goals and who is willing to accept your national accreditation
credits in transfer. We also gave Jerry numerous degree plan options
along with a detailed breakdown of costs for each program.
Jerry was able to apply 84 semester hours of credit toward his
baccalaureate degree, which saved him more than $36,400 in
tuition.
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Dean W. Saved $35,235
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22. College Credit
for Professional
Training in the
Military
American Council of
Education has evaluated
military courses since 1942
thereby enabling us to provide
records showing credit for
courses and professional
development completed
S We match up your
military training to college
credits from our college
and university partners
through our patented
process
S You “earn” credits
through our system
S We map out the path for
you to take to receive the
rest of your credits
S You save time and money
and only focus on the
courses you need to
complete your degree

23. NonTraditional
Education
Credit (NTE)
Over the past 10+ years,
our students have
earned over 2,917,696
NTE semester hours,
saving more than $927
million in tuition

24. S 2,900 colleges and
Accredited
Colleges and
Universities
Accept NTE
Credits
Complete your undergraduate
and graduate degree with
confidence
universities across the
nation award credit for
college level examinations
S We have partnerships with
over 340 accredited
Colleges and Universities
who accept NTE credits
S We help students prepare
to earn NTE credits
through National testing
centers such as CLEP,
DSST, and ECE
S We offer tuition-free
courses and free practice
tests for students to take
NTE exams

25. Earn Credit for Professional
Certifications and Licenses
S Computer certifications, from user-level program training to
Advanced computer network certifications
S Microsoft Office, Cisco, Novell, MS Certified System
Engineer, etc.
S Public Service Certifications for EMT, Paramedic,
Firefighter, Police Officer, Corrections and others
S Automotive Service Excellence and FAA Licenses and
certifications for car and truck mechanics and Airframe &
Powerplant licenses

26. College Credit
for Life or
Work
Experience
Prior Learning Assessment
(PLA) or Portfolio
Assessment: is the evaluation
of an individual’s life learning
for college credit, certification,
or advanced standing toward
further education or training
S Earn college credit for
what you already know
for faster time to degree
completion and for less
money
S Graduation rates are 2.5
times higher for students
with PLA credit
S PLA is an accepted
practice by hundreds of
colleges and universities
and the Department of
Education

27. Our partners are selected
for the maximum benefit
of our students from
transferring credits to
use of NTE’s.
We create electronic records for each student which include
all possible NTE credits along with earn credits and the
match this up with requirements needed by participating
colleges to find the best match.
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28. Program
Pricing
$299.99 for Graduate Students
pursuing Masters and Ph.D.
degrees (or 12 monthly payments
of $27.99) save $35.89 purchasing
full program
$499.99 for Undergraduate
Students pursuing Associate and
Bachelor degrees (or 12 monthly
payments of $47.99) save $75.89
purchasing full program
Includes our online education seminar that
helps you understand education programs
from financial aid to degree options

29. College Credit Programs
Is a destination website designed to help individuals who want to further
their education and earn a Baccalaureate, Master's or Doctorate Degree
We can also help organizations with tailored education programs for their
employees or higher education institutions who want to be more innovative.
Contact us via our website: www.collegecreditprograms.com
Email: administrator@collegecreditprograms.com
or call (415) 683-0738
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