WGU vs TESU with the credits I have?

[bjcheung77]

Wow, if you're only 32, I am about a decade older than you. At your age, if you're not married/have kids or other commitments, I would actually recommend just continuing to CLEP all the gen ed/business courses possible at Modern States (unless you've finished all the ones they offer) and work on the remainder of the free credits from the WIKI (TEEX/NFA). Plug that into a spreadsheet, one for TESU and another sheet for WGU. You can get yourself a BSBA HR from TESU primarily using CLEP, Saylor/SL/Study.com - really cheap.

Using those same credits, see if you can transfer to a BSIT program at WGU, see how many credits they would give you in total. I would try to finish the remainder of the degree in one term, that would just be an extra $3100-3500 for a BSIT in 6 months, plus you get industry recognized certifications along the way! The ROI would be well worth it, just getting that secondary BSIT at WGU. Don't limit yourself to one degree, continue onward with both! You'll have Business and IT fields to specialize or find work in, instead of just one vertical.

From now until April or whenever you find out about the "nano degree/scholarship", go crazy with the ACE credits, cheap/easy/fast. If you do get the scholarship, go work with it, you'll still be X credits away from the BSBA HR, and you can go back to it... there's nothing stopping you from that, you can also apply to the Study.com Scholarship and see if you can get the majority of your HR credits there. I ask my kids - do you want lessons on how to Skate or Swim? My daughter & son answers, I want to do both - great, they have both options!

Final note, the BSBA from TESU is ACBSP, I don't think you will be able to find a program that cheap/easy/fast, having said that, WGU is the only program that offers BSIT and industry certifications at a very attractive price point, also cheap/easy/fast. It's not a hard decision, take both - decide which one comes first! Haha... good luck! Time to take my kids to their sports instructors for their lessons...