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Hi,

I am looking for advice on what is the easiest/cheapest way to get a bachelor's degree to become a captain one day. I am currently taking fema classes online. Is there anyway i can transfer them to excelsior without paying anything? someone told me once that you have to pay like $80 per credit to Montgomery Community College for them to put it on a transcript and then transfer it to excelsior for a $7 update fee. Also, i heard there is a difference between excelsior's accreditation compared to empire. Does this matter for job purposes? i heard excelsior takes up to 105 credits as opposed to empire which i think only takes 90 credits. Any advice on this matter is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time!