TESU vs WGU - Any Advice? And Also, Opinions on Ashworth?

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My 17 year old is working towards a business degree - he has about 45 credits and is working on more via Study.com and SL right now. His plan has been to attend WGU, but I keep seeing folks mention TESU on this forum, while there's not too much talk about WGU. Should I do some research into TESU for him? WGU seemed like a no-brainer as he can most likely complete his bachelors degree in one six-month term since he'll have only about 30 credits left to do and he'll be devoting himself full time to school. When I originally looked at TESU it appeared to be a lot pricier than WGU, but it seems that many of you are using workarounds to bring the price down. I'm completely clueless, so if there's a post or specific link that might get me up to speed so he and I can discuss that option, I'd really appreciate it. Or if you think WGU makes more sense, I'd love your thoughts on that as well.

On a related note, my younger child is just not academically inclined at all - I worry about him being able to succeed with college because he detests school and just doesn't have the drive to work terribly hard. I would like him to get a degree just because I think it's still important to have one, but I don't see him graduating from a brick and mortar school, or from a rigorous program such as WGU. I've been looking at Ashworth and while it doesn't seem like the best school by a long shot, it looks like something he could handle. Would we be wasting time and money on a degree there, or would it be better than just giving up on the whole college thing altogether? He'd probably go for a general business degree since he's not sure what he wants to do for a living yet.

I think it may be best for your younger child to go out into the work force and then make a decision based on the school of hard knocks. Forcing them to do something they have no motivation will not do much. At the same time don't bail them out when things get tough. Whenever parents bail their children out it teaches them they don't have to be responsible adults. I see this mistake with a lot of young Bernie supporters who have their parents pay for a lot of their stuff in theirlate 20's (cell phones, car insurance, health insurance, education etc.). Peter Pan syndrome.

You dont have to have a college degree to make it in this country. After all most entrepreneurs are college drop outs and many welders maker more than philosophy majors. Maybe teaching your youngest about investing saving and eventually risk taking might be their calling in life. My parents tried to shove education down my throat and thank god I dropped out of college after a year, went to work, and then started a business.