New Goal: BS IT-Security at WGU.

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I think you need to add up the costs of getting all of these certs, and then seeing if it's worth it to spend that, or do an additional term at WGU if you need to. For instance, if it's $1000, then it's probably worth it to get them. If it's $2500, then it's not.

CompTIA A+ exam 1 - $205
CompTIA A+ exam 2 - $205
CompTIA Network+ - $294
CompTIA Security+ - $320
CompTIA Project+ - $294
CompTIA Linux+ exam 1 - $200
CompTIA Linux+ exam 2 - $200
CIW Site Development Associate - $150
CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS Specialist - $150
CIW User Interface Designer - $150

So if you're paying full retail, you're looking at $2168 without any study material (and assuming you nail all of them on your first try without any need for retakes -- WGU will pay for your first and second attempts if you fail your first).

Of course, you can find discounted vouchers. I think you can cut the CompTIA cost in half with academic pricing.