seeking degree planning advice in Cybersecurity Bachelors for High School Student

[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?

I'm not sure about minimum age, but I've seen reference to people as young as 16 attending the College of IT at WGU. I couldn't find anything in the admissions requirements, which are more focused on demonstrating a minimum amount of aptitude and/or experience in IT:
https://www.wgu.edu/admissions/it-requirements.html

You can always ask an enrollment counselor:
https://www.wgu.edu/contact.html

OrigamiShuttle is talking about cost per credit, and comparing WGU to SNHU.  If you only do 12cr at WGU, it would take 4 terms to complete 30cr, which would cost $15,800.

Remember, when you're considering WGU, you're looking at completing courses as quickly as possible.  For people who have years of experience in IT, they are usually doing 30cr in 1-3 terms.  For someone with no experience, I'm guessing it will take a MINIMUM of 2 terms, and closer to 3-4.

That's true - My comment was specifically about the comparison between WGU and SNHU. However, satisfactory academic progress is 12 CUs, so 2-3 terms is a reasonable expectation. This is 12-18 full months, or longer with breaks in between, if needed.

A big part of the challenge (and opportunity) at WGU is the IT certifications included with the degree. You can read all about the cybersecurity degree here:
https://www.wgu.edu/content/dam/wgu-65-a...BSCSIA.pdf
Note how many certifications are included in the degree program.

There are some others that can be transferred for CUs before enrolling:
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/BSCSIA.aspx

You can also see some of the more popular options for transferring CUs to the degree:
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.as...062&pid=78
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.as...142&pid=78
https://partners.wgu.edu/Pages/Single.as...097&pid=78

A full 90 CUs would likely include multiple certifications, and it would leave some of the more challenging ones to complete at WGU. This comes down to how good a person is at studying and test taking, so consider that aspect carefully. I would guess that it would take at least 5 months and $1500 to get the 90 CUs, assuming at least 50 hours per week and a strong ability to absorb information and take tests well, although a full year and $2000 is more realistic. Generally the longer it takes, the more it costs, so you would want to be very certain that WGU is the right path.