Overall, it's a much better program. The questions are better, and the material is better. Also, as long as your stay active, you don't have to continuously retake the test.
The University of Tennessee and Battelle Memorial Institute co-manage Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) not sure what funding non-nuclear engineers with a minor in nuclear engineering achieves. Being a Tennessee resident, this could be funded by the DOE who needs the workforce if needed. But then:
"That's just my opinion I could be wrong." DM
UTK, Roane State Community College receives funding for nuclear education