Advice? Update?

[dfrecore]

First, NO ONE here will tell you to go to a B&M school.

Second, you can't choose a school until you choose a major.

Third - if you want to work in entry-level sales, you don't need a degree.

Fourth, WGU only has degrees in Business, IT, Nursing & Teaching - so if you don't want any of those, then you've probably ruled out that school.

If you find that you just want a degree, any degree, then COSC is going to be your cheapest option for a BALS degree. BUT, I wouldn't necessarily recommend that degree unless you know that it's going to get you somewhere. Like, you work for the government, and they say that ANY degree will work. Or you know you want to get a MA degree in something specific, and that a BALS is just fine to get you to where you actually want to go. But I think that people feel like a degree will get them something - and in your situation, it doesn't sound like it will do the trick (you didn't say "there are other good jobs here in my town, but they all require a degree").

Just my opinion, but I think you need to do some research to figure out what you want to do for a career, and then figure out the steps it would take to get to that place. Will you need to more? Are you willing to do so? Do you need a specific degree, or will anything work? That will help narrow down what degree you should get, and the best way to go about getting it.