Enrolled at TESC without a plan... Woops...

[Publius]

Sorry, I'm not opposed to taking CLEP/DSST/TECEP but I haven't been in any form of school since highschool 15 years ago. I'm looking at a 4 year BA in Computer Science. Like I said, I have no college credits at all.

There's no time like the present. There's quite a few folks on here who haven't been in school for a while, and in a lot of cases it can work to your advantage (life experience, etc). No need to worry about that.

IMHO, I think the best option is to take a crack and some CLEPs and DSSTs.
One option is to forget about TESC and plow with some tests.
Another one is take a TESC course or two and work on tests that will come easier to you at a slower pace, then kicking it up a notch when the courses are done.
Straighterline and ALEKs are still excellent options, monthly subscriptions to those are considerably cheap and multiple courses can get nocked out that way.

I'd suggest not worrying about starting any courses right now. Find some credits that you can work at via CLEP, DSST, SL, or ALEKS, and just start to roll with whatever will come most comfortable. Pick something and go!