TESU / Statistics.com Data Science (BSDS) Planning

[dfrecore]

Also. What's a good Associates Degree I could get once I complete dfrecore's example of GE and Electives. This is while I work on rest of the Statistics.com requirements.

Would it be something like TESU Liberal Arts Associates?

I don't recommend the AA at TESU, I think it's way too expensive. Also, there's no guarantee that the residency waiver ($2500 or $1800 with Study.com affiliate pricing) is going to carry over to your BS, making you pay that twice! No thanks.

You could either get a BOG AAS (check the forum for WVNCC or Pierpont), or the Patten AA (Business or CJ) would be the next cheapest. The BOG AAS will take all 60cr, and has minimal requirements which you could get via ACE-recommended courses/exams; the Patten AA could be had for something like $2100 (for you), which would include Tuition ($1316 for a 4-month term), at least 5 courses, and then transferring the rest. It looks like they would take 6 of your courses plus College Algebra - you could then take some CLEP/DSST/SL/Study.com courses or exams to complete another 8 courses, and finish the 5 remaining courses at Patten. Or, you could take less than 8 courses through ACE, and take more than 5 courses at Patten, just depends on how much you think you can do in the 4 months.

TESU's AA is $4000 start to finish (so probably $3000 or so for you with your current courses and the courses you plan on taking). That $1800 residency waiver fee is a killer.

COSC's AA is $3500 start to finish, so close to $3000 for you. The $1100 cornerstone is the pricing thing; the fees are roughly $600.