2nd Bachelor’s at UMPI vs. First Bachelor’s with Sophia/SDC + UMPI

[Edriveless]

I’m trying to figure out what would be quicker:

• Transferring credits to UMPI to complete a second bachelor’s (for example, in BSBA MIS or BLS Criminal Justice),
  OR
  
• Taking Sophia MOOCs and then earning a first bachelor’s directly at UMPI.
  

My main questions are:

1. Which route is generally faster in practice?
   
2. Aside from cost, what are the real benefits of pursuing a second bachelor’s at UMPI compared to just earning your first bachelor’s there?
   

This is for folks who may be offered scholarships at another institution but still want to end up with a UMPI undergrad degree. The situation is basically: go to another school, finish a degree with scholarships, then transfer everything to UMPI and just do the 10-course residency vs. going the Sophia + UMPI route from the start.
Any insights or experiences would be really helpful!

[wow]

Since you can take Sophia and study dot com courses as fast as you want, that would probably be the fastest route, but not knowing what the situation is with this other college or university, it is hard to say. If I were offered a free ride at another college I would probably take that over a degree at UMPI (as long as it had majors I was interested in), but that's a personal preference.

[irvineboy]

I’m trying to figure out what would be quicker:

• Transferring credits to UMPI to complete a second bachelor’s (for example, in BSBA MIS or BLS Criminal Justice),
  OR
  
• Taking Sophia MOOCs and then earning a first bachelor’s directly at UMPI.
  

My main questions are:

1. Which route is generally faster in practice?
   
2. Aside from cost, what are the real benefits of pursuing a second bachelor’s at UMPI compared to just earning your first bachelor’s there?
   

This is for folks who may be offered scholarships at another institution but still want to end up with a UMPI undergrad degree. The situation is basically: go to another school, finish a degree with scholarships, then transfer everything to UMPI and just do the 10-course residency vs. going the Sophia + UMPI route from the start.
Any insights or experiences would be really helpful!

Since the first BA is free the only cost really is time and energy if you go that route