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best way to get a CS degree for people with experience?
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Your Location: Washington, United States
Your Age: 28
What kind of degree do you want?: Computer Science 
Current Regional Accredited Credits: I have completed a general study associate degree from a community college near Seattle. Also went to a different community college and finished a few chemistry and biology classes.

Current ACE, CLEP, or NCCRS Credits: 
Sophia Classes I have completed: 
Calculus I
Introduction to Information Technology
Introduction to Java Programming
Introduction to Networking
Introduction to Relational Databases
Introduction to Web Development
Principles of Management

Any certifications or military experience? No

Budget: Not tight on budget but want to spend as little as possible, within 8k is ideal, but I care about saving time more than cost.

Commitments: working full time as a web developer, no pet no kid

Dedicated time to study: I can spend about 2-3 hours on weekday and 5-8 hours on weekend.

Timeline: As fast as possible.  I would like to finish within 1-1.5 years (12-18 months)

Tuition assistance/reimbursement: I don't believe I am eligible. Female with 100k annual salary, would love to apply for scholarship if there's any good recommendation.

Hello all, I have been working as a web dev for the past 2 years. I don't have a bachelor degree and feel like this is making it harder to get a new job especially for all the recent changes in the IT field.

I was planning to get a degree via WGU and transfer credit from Sophia and study.com. After looking through a lot of information online, I doubt that I can finish WGU in one term (6 month) even if I transferred in everything from Sophia and study.com.

Then I found out about TESU which I think maybe a better option for me since I can transfer in even more classes from outside sources and really just pay for one term in TESU.

At this point, I want to complete the degree asap instead of worrying about the quality of my education since I am already working in IT. I heard that TESU is very flexible so I am hoping I can get about 60-70 credits transferred from my associated degree. 21 credits from Sophia (If I am right about each course is 3 credits). And I am planning to take 8 classes or more via study.com (about 24 credits). Then I will finish the remaining classes with TESU. 

Is this a correct estimation?
Is there any better options for me?
Do WGU graduates have a significant advantage in getting into Master degree in the future comparing to TESU?
When should I start applying for TESU if I think it will take me 4 months to finish all classes vis study.com? (I know that I will be transferring credits from 4 different sources, 2 community colleges, Sophia and study.com)

Just want to say thank you all for all the good information, I tried to read as much as possible but feeling a little dizzy at this point haha. But this guide is amazing! 
https://degreeforum.miraheze.org/wiki/Sa...egree_Plan
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best way to get a CS degree for people with experience? - by bwokbwok - 03-18-2024, 10:00 PM

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