I am with these studying Law and Criminology, and I am not 100% sure why they receive all these criticism as I think they've been brilliant.
I decided to do it as pissed about in my A-Levels, so I had no chance of going to Uni to do something I cared about. Fast forward a few years and instead of wasting away in a dead end job, I thought I'd give higher education another crack, but needed an access course to make it happened - and the DLC has been perfect for me.
For starters, I work full time so it fits around this perfectly. Being able to do the study and assignments in my spare time is a God-send.
For the lack of support that others have said: its distance learning, so you have to do the majority of it yourself. If being taught is what what you need, then it definatley isnt for you. This is because they just give you the reading materials, you read them and then they give you the assessment when your ready. Thats it really. I, personally, find this great as I can learn in my own time and having someone hover over me while I'm trying to get it into my head just put added pressure onto me and I start to resent it.
The weekly phonecalls are more for just a check up than anything else. If you do need anything, then they are happy to help you. However, I have only had 1 tutor for the entire course so we've built a pretty decent rapport over the last couple of months.
I think the DLC is perfect for some as independant learning is magnificent for some, but other may hate it so they like being taught in a classroom environment; it all depends on how you learn best really.