Requiring a bachelors to keep my job! Back to school at 53!

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I had a few classes left towards my Public Relations degree 30 years ago when I found out I was pregnant with my son, married his dad, had a daughter and I homeschooled them both to high school graduation. I ran a homeschool enrichment school for 11 years so I have some work life experience running a small business during that time. Fast forward 25 years, I'm divorced, kids are grown and I am starting over and needing a new career. I need so much advice on how to do this, what degree, what to take first, how much to spend and how fast can I get through it.

Currently, I am an Academic Coach and Academic Support Manager for a small university. I have worked 4 times at this university but this time it is a remote job which aids in my goal of traveling across the country. I traveled in my RV 2 years ago for about 4 months and fell in love with the freedom and exploration. I am now actively working to take my job on the road.

In order to keep my job, the University wants me to be pursuing a bachelor's degree. I took an adult degree completion class from the University but the cost is too high per credit and it is going to take 2 years. The expense and time is too much.

I wasn't planning on going back to school at 53 but I can't get any traction in my life at this time and I need a decent job instead of working 3 gig jobs. I am hoping a degree would help open the door to other opportunities. I would like to have an associate degree first so I can put it on my resume for future Digital Marketing interviews. I also am enrolled in a digital marketing course that gives me a certification and some job experience. 

Your Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Your Age: 53
What kind of degree do you want?: Anything - seriously, I just need to get this wrapped up. I'd even take General Studies at this point. I'd like to have something in communications, public relations, graphic design, marketing, etc. I don't want to deal with lots of math, econ, nursing or health services.

Current Regional Accredited Credits: 72 credits

Tri-County Technical College - 26 credits
PSYC 124 Intro to Psychology  C 3.00 
SOCI 125 Intro to Sociology   B 3.00 
SPCH 135 Intr Public Speaking B 3.00 
ENGL LD English Lower Div     C 3.00 
ENGL 101 College Comp I       B 3.00 
ENGL 102 College Comp II      C 3.00 
HIST 174 World Civilization   B 3.00 
MUHL 115 Listening To Music   B 3.00 
OFAD 105 Keyboarding          B 2.00

Southern Adventist University - 46 credits
JOUR 225 INTRO TO PHOTOGRAPY  A  3.00 
JOUR 103 INTRO TO MASS COMM   A- 3.00 
HIST 154 AMER HIST & INSTU    B- 3.00 
RELB 125 LIFE/TCHGS OF JESUS  B+ 3.00 
RELT 255 CHRISTIAN BELIEFS    B  3.00
JOUR 205 NEWS REPORTING       A- 3.00 
MATH 103 SURVEY OF MATH       B- 3.00 
RELT 225 LAST-DAY EVENTS      A- 3.00 
PREL 344 FUND OF ADVERTISING  A  2.00 
PREL 297 PR PRACTICUM         B+ 2.00 
PREL 234 PUBL REL PRINCIPLES  A- 2.00
ART 109 PUBLICATIONS DESIGN   A- 3.00 
ECON 213 SURVEY OF ECONOMICS  B- 3.00 
JOUR 488 MASS COMM & SOCIETY  C+ 3.00 
SPAN 101 ELEM SPANISH I       C  3.00 
RELT 138 ADVENTIST HERITAGE   B  3.00 
BUFN 201 Orientation to Bus   P  1.00
 
Any certifications or military experience?
Prompt Engineer for ChatGPT certification from Vanderbilt University
Currently working on Creativity and AI certification from Parsons School of Design
Currently in Digital Marketing course to obtain job experience and certification 

[b]Budget:[/b] I don't have much savings because I wasn't planning on going back to school but I have some. I need it as cheap as possible, but will consider spending more for easy and fast.

Commitments: I'm pretty open on when I can work on the degree. I set my own hours for all my jobs. I am willing to put aside whatever and bust my butt to get this associate and bachelor's done and as quick as possible.

Timeline: Fast as possible

  Thanks for any and all advice!