Any help would be greatly appreciated

[Lifewillbegood]

Hi there, 

I am getting started on my journey after years of wasting time. 

I have a few credits from my community college I would like to bring along with me, not a lot. 

I plan on using straighterline to gain my associates degree from Thomas Edison. 

However, I do not know where I stand. I contacted TESC and they said I need to apply and be accepted (pay the fee) for them to review my credits to see where I stand and what courses I need, even if I am using straighterline. I contacted Straighterline and they said I need to contact TESC and go by what they say even though my credits will be with them. 

My question is, if I enroll and not take classes with TESC, what happens to my enrollment? 

How long will I be enrolled, long enough to graduate and not have to re-enroll when its time to transfer my straighterline credits? 

If I was to say screw the 15 or so credits I have, how long would it take me to get my associates from scratch using Straighterline? 

What's the best/easiest major to do using this SL and TESC technique?