Oh my garsh overwhelmed with what to do for my kids for each of their degrees?- HELP

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My son wants to work with supercomputers. He wants to build them to have them function. He doesn't program, but is working on C++, he is more interested in C# though. He's in the process of building a game with my husband. My husband is a programmer. Hoping they can complete in 2.5 years or less.
What makes me nervous is having the institute accept the credits, so that we don't waste time and money. My kids dive in and are determined to finish. They both have set goals for themselves.

Welcome to the Forum I discovered this forum through a College Plus contact. They seem to work for some people with the accountability pressure coming from someone other than a parent. So now that your chains are off and you are free indeed, it can be a bit overwhelming... take a breath as someone already mentioned there are tons of options and schools.
The first question is why finishing in two years? Is this a personal goal that can be adjusted so that the building on what has already been learned in previous education can be expanded on in their chosen field? As for General Education you can fly through it as fast as you wish since many times the principles are not going to be remembered until the Capstone courses at each of the big Three which require applying some of that attained knowledge.
Since others have asked about residency, and you live in two places the issue comes down to were are you resident for taxation purposes. If you are resident in a State that offers inexpensive community College courses that can be applied for credit plus teach your daughter graphic design and they qualify for grant aid as opposed to school loans. Then it may be worth pursuing, some subjects are better learned in a classroom or relationship setting than an online course at the big 3 were professors can take a week to answer a simple question. You could always enroll in a school and a particular program/degree and have them approve each course before you take it. (this is what I'm currently doing) there is a financial cost to this approach but it offers peace of mind if that is important. You'll find devoted friends and fellow travelers on this site that will endevour to answer your questions and point you in the right direction.
Many times you have mentioned the cost of our approach it saves money even if some courses don't qualify for the credit you had hoped. I'm currently taking a $600 community College Course in Financial Accounting that I could have gained credit for by doing a CLEP test for $105, however I work as a bookkeeper/trainee accountant so my class grades are going to be important when it comes to getting my CPA.
College Plus and others make a profit on promising an education for under $10,000 currently I have over 40 credits at a personal cost of $1000 by applying my friends ( I consider them friends) knowledge here. I aim to have many more test completed in the future so be encouraged. The greatest thing about this forum is seeing the "I'm done" posts from people you helped progress a little along the road to getting their degree. Like those in Hebrews 11 who have be the previous hero's of the faith there is every month another "I'm done" post to spur the rest of us on.