Prusa Academy?  

Prusa Academy?

I only recently became aware of the Prusa Academy, which looks like it's only available to users who purchase a pre-assembled printer. 

1) I understand why Prusa would want to find ways to encourage users to purchase their printers - but I would think that the academy would be open to users who purchased any printer (kit or pre-assembled) through Prusa.  This would still be an added benefit to buying a Prusa, vs a clone, while not excluding those of us who have tight budgets or prefer to learn by building the kit.

2) I haven't yet ordered a printer.  I was planning on purchasing a kit (and am still leaning that way) but wanted to ask about the academy first.  It looks like it's still in its infancy, with only two courses - beginning courses for the MK3S+ and for the Mini.  But I imagine it will eventually expand, and I'm curious what it's scope will be?  Will it be worth it to pay the extra $150 to have access to the academy?

In my case, I'm already familiar with 3D modeling and have printed on an old solidoodle printer, so while I'm still a "beginner" I'm not starting from scratch.  So I'd say it likely isn't worth it (to me) given the current course options.  But if the intent is to build the academy to include advanced courses as well, that might be interesting.

In short, I'm curious if anyone has any background information as to what the expectations are for the academy?  I understand that whether the $150 is "worth it" will depend on the experience level of the user.  But knowing the intended scope of the academy may help customers to decide for themselves. 

Thanks,

~Dean