education choices for technical fields

[dfrecore]

Does anyone know if I would be able to transfer all my credits to a school with one of the generalized "technical studies" concentrations for an associate's, just to get it out of the way before starting a bachelor's? And could I then use my gen ed credits to get a bachelor's from the same or different school?

Not certain what you mean by this. You can always transfer your credits in to a school, it's just going to be a matter of where they will fit. But every school will have an AA/AS with specific requirements to it that your credits will have to fit into. No school will just let you bring in whatever 60cr you happen to have and make a customized degree.

For example, at TESU, there is a BSAST in Technical Studies - with 38cr of Gen Ed's and 21cr of the major - and then some free electives. And in your Gen Ed's you have to have College Algebra and Physics I & II. Bad news at TESU - you have to pay the $2,000 residency waiver to get your AA. I don't think it's worth the money, there are other schools with cheaper AA/AS's.

No idea on COSC and EC, but they will have their own degrees, with their own requirements.

If you want to know more, you could list the credits you already have, and have us see where they might fit best.