Would you ever recommend a NA degree?

[sanantone]

Oh. I guess these schools aren't through a real NA agency because there is more of a price difference between these and RA. They each have some kind of national or U.S. accrediting agency, but I guess they are not considered NA  I think "degree mill" is harsh, because you have to do a lot of courses each with graded exams/assignments, but I guess they get lumped in with everything below NA. 

So I guess I asked the wrong question. Would anything below NA ever be worthwhile? I don't have a specific program in mind, but I saved some links a while ago and would search for more, only if it's worth considering. I guess I would see it as a check-the-box "disposable" degree. Insurance against losing my current job, and possibly to help me earn a little bit more in the current job. Then if it ever helped me gain a different part-time job, or helped me in any other way, that would be a bonus.

At least I would have the real TESU Biology degree (and BSBA) and at least one certification. Biology is not related enough to the job, but I feel like at least I don't seem like a person trying to get away with just degree mills? Or is it too tarnishing that I ever did something below NA? I would not put this non-NA on my resume for most future jobs, of course. Would future grad schools see this non-NA and would they put a red flag on me?

In the next 2-4 years, I am making efforts to switch to a different career field. But I don't want to give up this current part-time job as long as they will let me continue. Even if I get a good job in the other field, I would like to do this part-time on my days off and off hours if I can. Also, I am not sure my different career field attempts will be a full-time success because of my disabilities. They may be part-time.

Because the degree would have such a limited use, I wouldn't want to spend much money. I wouldn't mind putting in my time, because I would enjoy learning, but the longer it takes, the more nervous I am about losing the current job.

Edit: Even with non-NA, maybe it would only be a Bachelors to save money and time. Or I might forego all this and hope certifications are enough, but I also have a friend wondering about non-NA Bachelors to save money.

Edit: I think I could test out of an RA Associates/Bachelors in 3-6 months, but that would be around $4000 or more for Bachelors and $2000 for Associates, and the bigger problem is most of the RA test-out degrees aren't as relevant sounding.

You can't guess a school's accreditation by its tuition rates. It's easy to verify a school's accreditation online. Just about every school is honest about who they are accredited by or if they're unaccredited. You can check to see if the accreditor is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. 

https://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/agencies.aspx

We do not advocate diploma mill "credentials" of any sort of this forum.  

You asked about masters degrees now you are switching gears to bachelor and associate programs.  

You will not find acceptance of non legitimate options here, please stop asking.

You might consider Unversity of the People.  I believe they are still unnacredited, but they are a legitimate company with an idea.

University of the People is accredited by DEAC. Nations University is also cheap and accredited by DEAC.