Questions From Future Student Looking to Enroll at TESU, Excelsior, or WGU

[dfrecore]

I won't answer all, since I don't know all.

1) This is fairly common, many schools won't even issue a 2nd BA/BS degree. BTW, not only will TESU not issue more than 2 bachelors degrees, they won't issue a degree if you already have 2 from somewhere else.

4) WGU will take 90cr in transfer, from ACE (no NCCRS). The advantage is cost - if you can transfer in a lot of your degree and then finish in 1 term, it will be THE cheapest degree hands down. They also have the advantage of around a 75/25 split of Major to GE, as opposed to the Big 3 which have around a 50/50 split. If you're coming in with few or no credits, then this is a great way to go - less time spent on things that don't interest you, and more time spent on the stuff you actually want your degree in.

5) Most of TESU's Associate degrees, and COSC's AA, don't have capstones. Makes no difference though for TESU - it's too expensive to get your AA there ($1,137 for the cornerstone and $2,800 for the residency waiver is too steep for an AA). I wouldn't waste my time. I'm not a huge fan of AA's in general, so I personally wouldn't get one at COSC either.

6) I don't think any of the Big 3 gives you certs as part of the degree. They may accept certs for credit, but they don't give you the cert. This is a big value-add with WGU, and I would highly recommend WGU for IT degrees over just about anyone else.

As to your wanting to "bundle" your credits into a "diverse foundation of degrees" I think this is about the strangest way to put things that I've ever seen. I don't get it.

I do notice that sometimes as people are beginning their journey, they have these BIG plans to get a bunch of degrees. I think you're much better off focusing on a single degree that will ultimately take you where you want to go.