information technology BA

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Wow, PUG really accepts a lot of certificates! https://www.purdueglobal.edu/transfer-st...ion-exams/  They even accept things like the Google Automate with Python cert or the W3Schools PHP cert. There are a lot of things there that I don't remember seeing other schools accept.

Did you check the BSIT from Brandman University is more cheaper compare to UMPI in terms.
https://www.brandman.edu/academic-progra...ogy-mypath

They are cheaper per week but they require 81.5% on ACE courses to transfer them in. I also don't see a list of certificates that they accept so I don't think they accept any. They might accept the Google IT Support Professional certificate because it is ACE-recommended but it doesn't look like they'd accept something like the AWS certificate or even a CompTIA certificate for credit. Brandman also doesn't have different concentrations like PUG does. 

Honestly, if everything goes belly-up for me with TESU for whatever reason, PUG looks like a better option for me even though they cost more per week.

Weekly cost is only one way to measure things - you also have to look at overall costs.  With PUG, if you finish in a single term, you've paid less than WGU.  

You also have to look at other things - if you take more courses that interest you; if they bring in more credits; if the certs you have are worth something; if you're going to spend time doing courses (like A+) that will waste time you don't have getting a cert you don't need; lots of variables.

The cost is so similar (within a couple thousand dollars), that it really makes sense to look at the degrees as a whole and figure out what's best for YOU besides cost.