New to this, where to start?

[SteveFoerster]

Thanks for this, what does AAS stand for? Are there coaches or advisors that can point you done the right road to do what you have just detailed? 

Associate of Applied Science. But as with most degrees, the first word is the one that matters.

That's a good question about coaching. I'd think if you hang around here and keep asking questions and you should be able to sort it out. But if someone offers that sort of thing for money I suppose they'll chime in?

Thanks, are Sophia and study.com actually recognised as legitimate post secondary institutions? Oh and I just checked Doane and the cost is $1658 for one Biology course!!!

Their courses are evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) as equivalent to courses from regionally accredited institutions. ACE also evaluates credit from sources like CLEP and AP, if you're familiar with those. Colleges and universities vary a lot on whether they accept ACE-evaluated credit in transfer, and if so how much of it they'll take. So around here, we focus on those accredited schools that accept the most, because that's the way to save tens of thousands of dollars.

I mean, if you're reasonably diligent, you can get two years' worth of credit for what you'd pay for the one course from Doane.