need help with picking Big 3 school and degree planning

[EducationSeeker]

Unless she needs a bachelor's degree in anything for a promotion or something, a bachelor's in general studies is not good for jobs. It's hard to answer this question because there are so many options. TEEX, Onlinedegree.com and Saylor are the cheapest options for credit.

I second this.  I think the best utility of a degree in her case would be if it were clearing a barrier for her that was holding per back from a promotion. I don't see a scenario that unlocks a lot of opportunities that don't ALREADY align with her employment.

But, if I were in your shoes, I would work this puzzle for my kids.  With the debt you're already carrying, you can get him started now and put your resources in that basket to get HIM up and out without any student loans. No matter what your teen's target college, you can start earning college credit now while he's in k-12.  I work with homeschool parents who deliberately line up college credit options with their kid's curriculum, and while I'm not saying you have to go that far, he can certainly leave high school with at least 30 college credits.  Graduating debt free would change his life.    I don't think a $10,000 degree from TESU (which is what it would cost) is going to change hers.

Cookderosa,

Great points. It is not the end of the world if she doesn't get a degree. She survived stage 4 Breast and Thyroid Cancer so we are happy she is alive.  Having/not having a degree per say is not holding her back, but, she is looking at getting another job so it wouldn't hurt to have the degree.  I actually found out about this site as a fluke when I was researching lower cost credit sources for my son. I found out about homeschooling sites and bain4weeks.com that recommended this board and I was blown away by all the wealth of information.  At this point, I am just finding out what her options would be.  If she wants to get a degree and could do it with less than $5k in cost and 1 year or less in effort, she is going to consider it.

My son is currently getting College Credit Plus 12 hours as a senior and would also qualify for free community college for an associates.  He will then likely look at transferring to an Ohio state university and these options combined with CLEP classes will enable him to get his associates debt free (minus some book costs).  He is looking at a total BA/BS cost of likely anywhere from $16-30K for a B+M university (not incl. any scholarships).

Does anywhere on the board have sample degree plans for each of the Big 3 schools? I want to be self-reliant, look at these plans, and then confirm prices with the board and the school. 

BTW..how do people come up with these really colorful screen names?  I am guessing you like Cooking and Ponderosa?

Mine is boring.

Thanks,

Jonathan aka EducationSeeker