Posts by Michael Trivette:

Online College Review: University of the Cumberlands

Posted on: 03 Apr 2026

University of the Cumberlands (UC) is a private nonprofit university in Williamsburg, Kentucky, founded in 1888. It holds regional accreditation through SACSCOC and has grown into one of the larger graduate-enrollment institutions in Kentucky, with approximately 4,000 undergraduates and roughly 15,000 graduate students across its on-campus, online, and hybrid executive programs. UC is known for […]

CNA to RN Online: The Complete Pathway Guide (2026)

Posted on: 03 Apr 2026

If you are a Certified Nursing Assistant who has spent months or years at the bedside, taking vitals, repositioning patients, working alongside nurses every shift, you already know more about nursing care than most people who sit down to apply to nursing school. That experience is an asset. The question is how to convert it […]

Amazon Career Choice: Is It Worth Using for an Online Degree? (2026 Complete Guide)

Posted on: 01 Apr 2026

Amazon Career Choice is one of the most generous employer education benefits in the United States. For eligible hourly employees, it prepays up to $5,250 per year in tuition, fees, and books — directly to the school, before you ever open a textbook — with no field-of-study requirement, no service commitment, and no lifetime cap […]

Is the Georgetown Pre-College Online Program Worth It? An Honest Review

Posted on: 01 Apr 2026

Editorial Note: This article reflects an independent editorial evaluation of the Georgetown University Pre-College Online Program based on curriculum quality, faculty credentials, program structure, and long-term experience advising college-bound families. Our editorial recommendations are based solely on program quality and student outcomes. Most families asking about summer programs are really asking two questions at once: […]

Online Degrees With No Application Fee — Start Faster, Spend Less

Posted on: 30 Mar 2026

College application fees average $48 to $60 per school at most institutions, and can reach $90 or more at selective universities. For a student exploring five to ten programs, that adds up to $240 to $900 in nonrefundable costs before a single class begins. For working adults on tight budgets, that upfront friction is real […]

Online College Review: BYU-Pathway Worldwide

Posted on: 30 Mar 2026

BYU-Pathway Worldwide occupies a category of one in U.S. online higher education. It is not a degree-granting institution, does not accept federal financial aid, charges tuition rates that have no equivalent at any other accredited online program, and offers bachelor’s degrees that contain 90 to 96 credits rather than the standard 120. None of those […]

Kaiser Permanente Education Benefits: Online Degrees for Kaiser Employees

Posted on: 29 Mar 2026

Kaiser Permanente operates the most distinctive education benefit structure of any major U.S. healthcare employer, and the reason why matters. Kaiser’s workforce of approximately 300,000 employees is unusually union-dense for a large healthcare system, with substantial portions of frontline, clinical support, and allied health staff represented by the Alliance of Health Care Unions, the Coalition […]

Do Online Colleges Accept Work Experience for College Credit?

Posted on: 28 Mar 2026

Yes, many regionally accredited online colleges accept work experience for college credit through a process called Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) or Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Adult learners can typically earn 15 to 30 credits through portfolio assessment, additional credits through standardized exams like CLEP and DSST, and additional credits through ACE-evaluated employer training programs. […]