PERSONALISED. VERIFIED. GUARANTEED.
Your College-Verified Degree Plan.
A Faster, Cheaper Path to Graduation - Guaranteed.
We turn your transcripts, qualifications and degree requirements into a personalised, step-by-step graduation plan — with every step confirmed by your university.
THE EXPENSIVE DEFAULT
Your degree plan should serve you.
Not your college’s bottom line.
College requirements, transfer credits and exam options are hard to piece together. The default path can leave valuable credit unused and keep you paying for semesters you may not need.Academic advisors can explain university rules, but they are not always focused on finding the fastest, lowest-cost route through them.You don’t need another list of tips. You need one complete plan built around your college, credits and goals.
Your advisor helps you understand your requirements, choose courses and stay on track to graduate.We look at the bigger picture. We analyse your credits, qualifications and degree requirements to identify opportunities to graduate sooner and spend less.Your advisor helps you navigate your university's path. We help you explore whether there's a better one.We don't replace your advisor, we work alongside your university to make sure your plan actually works.
WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY
Your school's advisor helps you graduate.
We help you find a better way to get there.
Proof, not promises
A route tested in the real world.
Built by an international student who independently navigated two US colleges, transfer credit and accelerated graduation.
$60K+
saved on one degree
$84,000 reduced to $38,200
2 years
instead of four
Plan confirmed by the registrar
78
credits in year one
While playing college soccer
ERIK · NETHERLANDS
4 years → 2 years
Over $44,000 saved in tuition alone
WITSE · BELGIUM
4 years → 2.5 years
Over $30,000 saved in tuition alone
Covered by the national press
The methods behind your plan are mainstream and accredited.
Credit by exam and prior-learning assessment have been reported by leading publications and backed by accredited programs for years. We turn them into one plan built around you.
“How Families Can Reduce College Expenses By 25% Or More”
National coverage of the credit-by-exam strategies that cut degree costs.
FORBES
"Making a dent in student debt with ‘Freshman Year for Free’"
How free online courses and CLEP exams remove a full year of tuition.
The Washington Post
“Donor seeks to offer ‘freshman year for free’ through online college courses”
The movement behind earning accredited first-year credit at no cost.
The Washington Post
“How To Earn College Credits Without Taking (Or Passing) AP Classes”
Why exam-based credit is open to every student, not just AP takers.
FORBES
“The potential role of CLEP in improving student transfer”
Research on how CLEP smooths transfers and protects hard-earned credit.
Inside Higher Ed
“How one community college helps adult students get prior learning credit”
Colleges are formally awarding credit for knowledge students already have.
Higher Ed Dive
2,900+
colleges accept CLEP credit
SOURCE: COLLEGE BOARD
1.24M
students took AP exams in 2024
SOURCE: COLLEGE BOARD
4.3M+
AP exams taken in 2024
SOURCE: COLLEGE BOARD
2.5–10.1
months of degree time saved via prior-learning assessment
SOURCE: CAEL RESEARCH
$59M
estimated college-cost savings in 2025
SOURCE: MODERN STATES
How it works
From scattered credits to
one clear route.
01
We map the rules
We assess your major, university requirements and graduation rules.
02
We audit your credit
We review transcripts and qualifications so eligible credit doesn’t go unused.
03
We find every shortcut
We compare CLEP, DSST, summer classes and other accepted options.
04
Your college verifies it
We build the plan around your goals and confirm each step with your university.
What you get
A plan you can actually follow.
Not generic advice. A decision-ready route built for your exact academic situation.
📄
Step-by-step degree plan
Know what to take, where and when.
🔎
Full credit audit
Use every eligible transcript and qualification.
✨
Credit-by-exam goal
Target accepted CLEP and DSST opportunities.
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College verification
Confirm the route before relying on it.
Pricing that follows value
You keep 95% of the savings we find.
We agree your current projected degree cost first. You only pay the success fee on savings verified against that baseline.
Evaluation fee
$500
4x value guarantee
Success fee
5%
of verfied savings
4x
Value guarantee
If we can’t identify at least $2,000 in potential savings, you don't pay.
Savings may include tuition, room and board, mandatory university fees, and other required costs directly associated with completing your degree.
Rex Chiles
Founder of The US College Guide
saved $60,000+, Graduated 2 years early
I moved from the UK for my degree.
Nobody told me what it would really cost.
When I got to the US, I had no idea how degrees worked and I certainly didn't know strategies to save time and money in the American college system existed.After months of researching, planning and combining several strategies, I cut my degree length in half, and saved $50,000 in tuition fees alone.I earned 24+ credits through exams, another 30 through transfer from my A-Levels, and saved entire semesters just by planning my degree efficiently.None of this was hidden exactly, it just wasn't something anyone told me to look for. I was shocked by how few international students knew any of this was even possible.But the hardest part wasn't finding the opportunities, it was building the plan. I spent months figuring out how to actually turn these strategies into a real, workable degree plan.That's why I built this system, so other international students find out about the real opportunities in the American college system, and use them in the most efficient way possible - before they've already overpaid. Not after.
Your faster path starts here
Find out what your degree could really cost.
Register your interest and tell us where you are studying. We’ll use that to understand whether a personalised, college-verified plan could help.
No payment required to register your interest.
Built around your college and major
Designed for international and US students
Backed by the $2,000 savings guarantee
CLEP savings calculator
First year cost calculator