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Posted by Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

Is treehouse like college?

Is treehouse like online college? Can I tell my friends that I'm in online college taking computer programming lol?

3 Answers

Michael Bates
Michael Bates
13,344 Points
Michael Bates
Michael Bates
13,344 Points

If you do the TechDegree program here, then yes, it is more or less like taking college courses online from what I understand about it

Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

how much is the techdegree? I want to learn java in the tech degree.

Michael Bates
Michael Bates
13,344 Points

I don't remember off the top of my head, but you can find a link for the TechDegree program at the bottom of the page. That should help!

Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

oh no it won't say, it just gives you a brief understanding on the java programming language and then finishes off with "java developers typically earn a starting salary of 70k per year."

Luqman Shah
Luqman Shah
3,016 Points

oh nvm it says $199 per month!!!!!!!!!! Who is this course for wtf...rich people only..?

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

$199 a month is cheap. $199 will buy you about 2-3 hours of class time at a typical university.

Michael Bates
Michael Bates
13,344 Points
Michael Bates
Michael Bates
13,344 Points

It's a lot cheaper than most colleges charge per course actually

Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points
Kevin Korte
Kevin Korte
28,149 Points

TTH is not really a college, since there is no syllabus, or degree that is granted. It is more just a great online learning resource, but not a college by definition.