ASNSM in CS vs. AAS in Applied Computer Studies

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We live in Ohio. My son just turned 17. He was homeschooled. He has been programming for years and spent the majority of high school taking MOOC's thorough EDX. I had him test out of all the gen ed and elective classes but wanted more in-depth classes for the AOS classes. But I also wanted him to be able to progress faster with the classes that he has more knowledge in. I agree that he is at a disadvantage with not having a physically present teacher for some of the technical classes, we have struggled with this issue for a while. We do not qualify for financial aid and can't afford B&M schools, and don't believe in debt. The B&M classes are also way too slow for him. We live in a very rural area, all the colleges are very far away, so it wouldn't be productive to drive that far even if he had a car. All those things played a role in our choice of Hodges.
As for the internships, he is competing with older applicants so we are trying to find a way to set him apart. That is why we are looking at the quick associate in CS at TESU. He has most of the classes already. Yes, we know the requirements for the internships and he has applied for many with no callbacks yet. The majority of the applications were with NASA (aiming high) and all were out of state, summer internships.