Planning UMPI - Filipino

[rachel83az]

Unfortunately, even if they do come out with the Comp Sci degree in the next few months, YourPace degrees are not open to students who are not at least 20 years of age.

Does it need to be a Computer Science degree right now? Do you know if the Philippines (or employers there) distinguishes between Regionally Accredited and Nationally Accredited US degrees? Some countries do, some do not. Even in countries that do, the employers often do not.

I ask because your location means that you could get a degree from NationsU 100% for free: https://nationsu.edu/

Pros: Free (for people in certain areas of the world). 100% self-paced.
Cons: Nationally Accredited. Christian-based religious degree (not everyone is Christian/religious).

If you just need any degree to get a job, this could be perfect. Some students have previously obtained a NationsU Bachelor's degree in as few as 6 months (I think 1 year has historically been the average?). As far as I'm aware, some of them weren't even Christians. If this would work for you at all, even if you don't like the degree subject, it would allow you to get to work ASAP while saving money for the UMPI degree. Or for some other comp sci program.