Why anyone would pay that much for mail-order college is beyond me. There are more than enough community colleges and state University extensions out there to give degrees with more prestige and less cost.
My son spent a year messing around with the community college. It is essentially operated like a public high school. Many of the students use it as a place to hide from the real world. California community colleges are required to admit any high school graduate. GPA and ability don't figure into the process. Suffice to say, he was willing to pay for quality instructors and motivated students.