seeking degree planning advice in Cybersecurity Bachelors for High School Student

[EducationSeeker]

SNHU also appears to be pretty affordable at about $320 per credit hour and you can transfer up to 90 credits into the program

If you're considering SNHU, then maybe take another look at WGU. Satisfactory academic progress at WGU is 12 CUs (equivalent to 12 semester credit hours) and tuition is $3,950 ($330 per CU for 12 CUs), while 12 credit hours at SNHU is $3,840. The difference is that WGU allows a full six months to complete the 12 CUs, so it's much easier to meet that minimum, or even fit in extra courses during that time. If you fit in even one extra course, the cost per CU drops to $263 or less. WGU also allows 90 CUs to be transferred, and there is a lot of information about the various courses on Reddit, Quizlet, and Udemy, so there is a good amount of studying that can done before enrolling at WGU.

Hi @OrigamiShuttle,

Is the minimum age limit to apply to SNHU and WGU 18 or can a minor (i.e. my son is 16) enroll there? Also, from a cost standpoint, it sounds like the least expensive path for a Bachelor's degree without a scholarship in Cybersecurity would be WGU @ $3950 plus the cost of taking as close to 90 credit hours from somewhere like Study.com, Modern States, CLEP (alternative ACE credit providers) so I would likely looking at a minimum cost for his Bachelors degree of around $4,500-5000?

Thanks,

Education Seeker