Need direction

[Merlin]

Thank you for the reply I can find a list of what I completed and post it here is that ok?

That is perfectly fine. Many people post up copies of their transcripts or their college evaluation. Just make sure to redact any personal information, particularly things like address or social security numbers, just in case.

Alternatively, you can just manually type in the courses. The sticky outlines the recommended format, but it for colleges it basically comes down to listing all pass/CR credits and any graded credits that come in with a D or higher along with the credits each earned and whether those credits are quarter or semester credits. For ACE credits and exams like CLEP/DSST you can just list the courses, credits earned and where they came from. If you have any technology-related credits, you should also list when they were earned since some schools require them to have recency. 5 years is common for tech credits.

Also I'm not fixated on any one path and kind of keeping my options open but I do want to find a day job as a software engineer and work on my degree at night, weekends, and when I have free time. I figured using study.com I can complete a majority of the classes then find a good university that will let me complete the rest online even if its a full time schedule I think I can make it work. I want to go to a good school to better my chances in the industry I heard mixed things about WGU but have never heard of TESU is it a good school? I will post the general courses I completed soon that way it will give more info on my situation. Thank you for helping out!

Technically you don't need a degree at all to be a successful software engineer. Many of my best engineers were self-educated and never earned a college degree, or they earned a degree in some discipline unrelated to software development. Heck, I've got more than 20 years of experience in software development and engineering management and I didn't earn my first degree until last year. Having a strong development portfolio is better than a degree any day. Show a company the websites you've built, or the mobile apps you have in the play store or on iTunes, and you're likely at least get an interview. That said, having a CS or Software Development degree will open doors in some places that require all candidates to at least have a bachelor's degree in order to consider your application. Your alma mater is particularly valuable if you manage to earn a degree from a well-known college or a school with a top-20 CS program. Though that value fades quickly... your school is really only important when you're a new graduate with no real-world experience. The more experience you have the less the college matters beyond things like alumni connections, etc.

As for TESU vs WGU, they are pretty much equivalent. TESU (Thomas Edison State University) is just a small state college in New Jersey. So unless you're from NJ and applying to jobs in NJ, chances are nobody will have heard of TESU. WGU is a huge school and is a bit better well known. Their IT and CS programs have a positive reputation (at least in some circles) but they are not a ranked CS school.

If you want a degree from a top-ranked CS school or a school with a lot of name recognition, that is cool, but those are highly competitive and generally pretty expensive. Unless you have great grades and amazing references you're going to have a tough time getting in. Your best bet is to look for a ranked school with an earned admission provision. You can find a few of them on places like EdX or Coursera.